1.On 18TH of Feb this year our shelter which is a rental property with more than 30 animals was invaded and destroyed by flood.
2.The incident was caused by unexpected heavy rains that lasted for weeks, dams and water reservoirs collapsed and water found its way to our neighborhood.
700 houses including our shelter is still underwater and 2463 victims have lost their homes and so their animals too.
3.We managed to evacuate the flood zone and seek shelter on a safe zone,sadly no landlord was willing to rent us a home as shelter so we decided to buy a land for the aim of building our dream shelter. We're currently living on a camping ground that is accessible to other people too,life is not suitable here and we have to move out soon.
4.Buying a land was possible because different people around the world donated $13,440 to support us during the incident.$10,000 USD on GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/abbas-mvungi-animal-shelter-flood-disastertanzania and $3,440 USD as an offline donation.
How did/Do we spent/spending this donation?
1)We have spent 57% of the donation to buy land
2)We're currently spending 35% of the donation to pay for the utility bills at the camp,we still have this money and it will last to pay the bills for the next 3 months.
3)We have spent 8% of the donation for the crowdfunding fees,bank transactions fees,legal fees + government taxes for land acquisition.
5.Now we have the Land,4 acres in size,located on a high grounds of Losirwa Village facing Lake Manyara National Park.The nature and vegetation is amazing,we're going to build our shelter here while preserving the natural beauty of this place.
There is no water or power supply in the area,no sewers,no housing facilities or fence,we have to make all these available by ourselves.For this to work we need at least $55,000 .
The camping ground that we're currently living is also accessible to lots of people,its not safe here so please help us move to our land soon.
We're raising this fund through GoFundME campaign https://www.gofundme.com/f/abbas-mvungi-animal-shelter-flood-disastertanzania
You can also donate here on our site and make a note of your donation,I am also calling out for organizations that might be able to help us build our shelter so that we can continue our life saving work since we're the only animal rescue organization in the whole district,Please contact us if you would like to help us.
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