Mathare Fire

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Dear Friends

Friday morning, 11-11-2011, the ghetto Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya, was hit by a ravaging fire that left 300 families homeless. Many of our Maji Mazuri members have to start life from zero again. Luckily, nobody got hurt physically but the social and economic loss is beyond measure.
The fire was cost by a bad electricity connection that short-circuited. There was no water since the taps in the ghetto had been dry for over a week. One fire brigade arrived after two hours but soon was out of water too. More than a 1000 people lost everything and now have to sleep outside.
We kindly ask for your help to support these families to rebuild their lives.
You can send your kind donation to:
Duara Foundation
ABN AMRO The Hague
Account number:  57.25.65.607
KvK 24358494
IBAN: NL03ABNA0572565607
BIC: ABNANL2A

We will keep you updated on how your help has been able to assist these families in need.
With much gratitude,
Naomi van Stapele
Chair of Duara