jaybee3:
Hi Fynbabe

Please shake body for us. No amount is too small

Chikabel:



Thank God for His mercies. I wish I could do more, in due time though. God bless us all

jaybee3:
N2K received from Miss Anonymous
Thanks ever so much for your support

FynBabe:
Hello....
Ok, I will see what I can do.
Thanks.

TeHN:
Dear Stakeholders,

It’s that time again were we plead that you join hands with us to help alleviate a struggling family from the claws of the dreaded poverty. We received a report (https://www.nairaland.com/1315227/e-helpers-network-tehn-official-thread/6#44755815) from a nler earlier on in the week about a family needing an immediate intervention and we’ve since proceeded to investigate (Please see our field worker’s report below) and validate as required


We are proposing to do the following as a group:

• Pay the outstanding rent (2K * 9 months) = 18K
• Pay a years rent (2K *12 months) = 24K
• Pay the outstanding school fees = 75K
• Balance realised from this campaign will go towards restocking of the shop

We shall donate 100K to this cause from balance of funds and appeal to each and everyone of you to please dip into your pockets and support us however small an amount you have to spare.

We now have a dedicated account so please send your donations to:
Bank: First Bank
Account Name: Helpers at Large Network
Account Number: 3102950938


For paypal donations –
Please send the payment to: ehelpersnetwork@gmail.com

Thanks ever so much for your continuous support

Regards

TeHN

CC: aminat508
dominique

Field worker's report:

I visited Mrs Akinlana today as planned at her shop/residence..

She has 4 children –
Oldest 12 years is in Jss 2,
2 Kids in primary school,
A baby of about 14 months who I met with her.

She narrated her ordeal with her hubby, how he left home unannounced leaving her to cater for 4 children and with 9months rent in debt. She mentioned that she has been the one paying for the children's school fees for 4 years now - about N53k per term‎. This has affected her business a great deal. They also had some extra budgetary expenses last Dec that made her collect money from Corporative hoping that her husband will refund her as promised. She has recently finished paying the loan. She is not owing anyone except for the Landlady and school fees.

She is looking at assistance with the rent, present schools‎ fees and some funds to restock her business.

She appears to be very hard working. She makes hair, sells soft drinks (bottles & can), hair products and extensions, sugar, exercise books and so on. She also makes and sell washing soap.

Her rent is N2000 per month for a room. They occupy 2 rooms and are owing for 9months.

We have advised her to release the husband's room to the landlord so that the rent doesn’t keep accumulating‎ as it isn’t sustainable going forward. A new rent is due by June.

School fees : N71, 500 for the 3 children. School bill attached.

EfemenaXY:


It's not enough to say her husband just "went away". That's convenient.

Where is he? What about family from both her side and his?

So when all her bills have been offset by "well meaning Nigerians", the husband would then waltz back in their lives and take his rightful position?

I'm sorry, even though I do empathise with this lady's plight, she's still a lot, lot, lot better off than thousands out there. Her situation doesn't qualify as 'dire' as she's still able to afford 3 square meals for her 4 kids.

Expecting people to pay out for her children's private school fees is a luxury she (quite frankly) can't afford.

#My Opinion#

Bank: First Bank
Account Name: Helpers at Large Network
Account Number: 3102950938


For paypal donations –
Please send the payment to: ehelpersnetwork@gmail.com

Thanks ever so much for your continuous support

Regards

TeHN

dominique:

I totally get your points. Do allow me to clarify, the woman never reached out to TeHN or anybody for assistance, I did (and when I did, I didn't know a thread would be created).The reason why she opened up to me about her situation was because she wants me to hire her to do my laundry and to have her in mind in case I need a caterer. I only looked within myself to see the little way i could assist. Even though her income flow is extremely low at the monent, she still manages to put a few hundred Naira away towards their welfare and her business. About her husband coming back into their lives, the possibility is extremely slim; even she doesn't want him back. For her, her children's school fees is not a luxury, she's prepared to do starve and do the dirtiest of jobs to keep paying them (she told me that much this very afternoon). And no, she's not expecting anybody to continue to shoulder her responsibilities. What I feel she needs is a little assistance to ease her through this difficult period. She is at risk of being evicted right now as it is, we don't know how long the landlady's patience will be tested. She is very hardworking and extremely prudent with cash. once she's abke to bounce back at her trade, she will be able to put money away to continue handling tgeir welfare like before (gosh! I'm starting to sound like a broken record ). Nobody ever wants to see themselves in a situation where they would to begging, sometimes life just happens.

TeHN:


• Pay the outstanding rent (2K * 9 months) = 18K
• Pay a years rent (2K *12 months) = 24K
• Pay the outstanding school fees = 75K
• Balance realised from this campaign will go towards restocking of the shop

Shadeolad:
It's not easy to just enroll kids in govt school as u all think. Lots of man no man couple with bribery and corruption. And there are certain classes they take. And they always prefer kids to start from scratch with them. They have laid down rules as per admission. Mrs Falana's 1st child is in Jss2. No gvt school will take him now,except when he's going to ss1. The 2nd is in basic 5, no Govt schl will accept such transfer until jss 1. 3rd is basic 3,(may be 1st term they may accept her). U all can see dat such transfer cannot be immediate, and lots of palms to grease in d process. Pls let us help her get out of the immediate predicament, so she can stand on her feet again.te author=EfemenaXY post=45161400]

Dominique, thanks for the explanation.

I do get where you're coming from but let's be practical and do some sums here. You mentioned earlier that this lady is at the verge of being kicked out of her home and onto the streets with her 4 kids for non-payment of her rent.

~ The outstanding school fees for her kids (probably a year's worth?) = N75K
~ Outstanding rent arrears + 1 year's full rent = N42K

The amount owed for her kids private school education is over 3 years worth of rent (N72K) + an extra N3K extra.



Yes, we all like the finer things in life and strive to do give our kids the best. But there comes a point in time where when faced with hardship that one just has prioritize. Right now, having a roof over their heads is way more important than keeping them in a school she can't afford.

Even over here, we do get people that have to make a hard choice between "heat" or "eat". (i.e. keeping warm during the bitter cold winter nights, or having something to eat).

Food, clothing, and shelter are basic primary necessities that should never be compromised.

Education (private education) is a secondary need for which an alternative (government schools) exist. She should pull her kids out of that / those schools, use the money to secure the roof over their heads and kick-start her failing business. As her business slowly starts to recover, she should look to either sending her kids to extra after-school-lessons, or employing the cheaper services of a young unemployed graduate to teach her kids at home.

When she's firmly back in business, then and only then should she consider sending her kids back to private schools (on the basis that she'll be able to comfortably afford the fees).

baby124:

Not true at all. A little girl living with my retired mother was enrolled with no problem. As long as you pay tax. And she did not start from JSS1

dominique:
I don't know the moralities involved in registering children in public schools but those schools in that neighborhood are way below par. A school where the primary six pupils can't speak clear English. I see some of them on a daily basis, yelling and cursing at one other in native language, there's no way you would want your children to be a part of that if you want a bright future for them. There are cheaper private schools she can enrol them in but by the time she pays for the registration and buy new uniforms, it all amounts to the current fees she's paying if not more.

dominique:
@Baby124, I want to correct impression that she may have chased her husband away with school fees expenses. She handled the children's fees all by herself for FOUR solid years, coupled with other household expenses. What he usually contribute to was rent and feeding and shortly before he took off he had not been providing any, that was why the expired rent ran on for months. Her major source of income is her shop which is basically dried up now. If she's able to bring it back to its former state but unable to continue with the children's fees, then I expect her to make necessary adjustments.

Shadeolad:


Thank God u mentioned tax. That will be one of d numerous requirements which am sure she does not have. Besides in Nigeria here, students are in their 3rd term, no Govt school admits at this term except thru d backdoor and where's she going to get d money to grease palms from?

jaybee3:
N10K received from Mrs Anonymous

Thanks ever so much for your support

EfemenaXY:


A brilliant child is a brilliant child and will thrive irrespective of which school he / she attends.




Re: the bolded, if that is the case, then she shouldn't have any school fees arrears, if as you say, she's been footing the bills comfortably. Her rent arrears, based on your explanation is understandable.

She's in so much debt right now, it doesn't make sense to build it up any further based on sentimental reasons. There is only so long you can test the patience of creditors and right now, her keeping those kids in a private school she can't afford is simply widening the hole she's already in.

Her expenses far outweigh her income so it make perfect sense to pull them out and stop her debts from accumulating. At one point, she might have to consider relocating back to the village if that would be more affordable, as she's barely sustaining the roof over their heads.

She also needs to reach out to both sides of the family to help track down her run away husband, settle their differences, and work together for the betterment of their family. It's a two man job and quite frankly, she isn't coping on her own. Not if she's resorting to begging from strangers.

Mediapace:
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Come to Our Aid,we need you bros and sis,save a Family.

No amount is too small

myfantasies:
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Aminat508:



Bank: First Bank
Account Name: Helpers at Large Network
Account Number: 3102950938


For paypal donations –
Please send the payment to: ehelpersnetwork@gmail.com

Thanks ever so much for your continuous support

Regards

TeHN

Mediapace:
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pls come to our aid,we need you bros and sis,save a Family

Mediapace:
julietcutie WealthPhilips Hunerbad lasumu thegoojoe MiTayo Niga44

pls come to our aid,we need you bros and sis,save a Family

dominique:

Thanks bro, you rock!