Baby needs a washing machine.
Baby (reads Bah-be) is a Congolese man who was forced to leave Congo due to a very unstable political and social environment. He's been living in Portugal for 5 years, far from his family, whom he wants to bring here as soon as he can. I met Baby in 2017 through Refugees Welcome and the Mentors Program for Migrants (a High Commission for Migrations initiative) and we kept in touch since then. Baby's journey in Portugal as been a long, bureaucratic and tiring process, with uncertain jobs, instability, several demands for support with results and a pandemic halfway between. Despite the difficulties and the wind against him, Baby kept on being hopeful and determined. He has now a full time job but still gets paid the mininum salary, which obviously isn't enough for everything he needs.
At the moment, Baby needs a new washing machine for clothes. If handwashing is already a bummer in general, for him it's worse because his job is very hard physically and he also spends a lot of time in public transportation, so if we can help him get the washing machine, that's one less thing he has to worry about :)
Beatriz Gonçalves
OBRIGADO A TODOS!
Muito obrigada a todos pela incrível ajuda em tão pouco tempo! Com o vosso apoio, conseguimos encontrar uma máquina de lavar a roupa, garantir a sua entrega e instalação, assim como comprar detergente para a roupa e outros itens necessários. Além disso, conseguimos também assegurar um arranjo de electricidade na cozinha, comprar um microondas que o Baby receberá em breve e enviar-lhe bens que alguns de vocês quiseram doar.
Graças ao vosso precioso apoio, juntámos muito mais do que pedimos e esperávamos, em muito pouco tempo, o que permitiu não só proporcionar algum conforto e felicidade ao Baby, como assegurar uma pequena poupança que lhe permitirá garantir algumas das suas necessidades nos próximos tempos.
Muito obrigado pela disponibilidade e generosidade de todos!
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