#emergencyfund

Hey, friends.

This is extremely difficult to post, but I am currently facing an electric shutoff. I haven't received my paycheck from work yet, so I have been unable to pay. My mom was able to help with a little bit, but I have so many other bills piling up and only a little on my card to tide me over until payday.

My electric bill is $855.09, and I need at least $516 by September 5 to avoid disconnection. I attempted to set up a payment assistance plan, but they want an initial down payment of $305, and that's simply not manageable for me at the moment.

I'm embarrassed to ask, but I genuinely don't know what else to do right now. I've been trying so hard to stay afloat, and could really use a little help right now. If you are able to chip in at all--big or small--it would really make a difference. And if not, even a signal boost helps.

Thank you. I'm going to post my payment links below. (Also, please keep in mind that my government name is attached to these--do not give it out to anyone)

Cashapp: $ohnoitsthebat Venmo: @ohnoitsthebat Paypal: @cnm1986

I have also attached a photo of my bill for transparency. Any little bit helps.

Every day, we wake up not knowing if we will survive. As LGBTIQA+ refugees in East Africa, our lives are shaped by trauma, fear, and constant uncertainty. We escaped violence, imprisonment, and hatred only to find ourselves fighting a new battle: starvation, sickness, and isolation.

We are human beings, just like everyone else.

We deserve dignity.

We deserve safety.

We deserve a chance to live.

Right now, many of us have no food. No clean water. No access to ARVs or basic medicine. Our bodies are weakening, and our spirits are breaking. The world may not see what we go through, but the pain is real. The trauma is deep. And the silence around our suffering is unbearable.

Please, stand with us.

Share our story.

Support us if you can.

Help us to survive until resettlement. Your kindness no matter how small can save a life.

We don’t want to lose another queer brother or sister.

We are fighting to stay alive.

We are begging to be heard.

🌈💔 Being queer is NOT a crime.

Being alive should NOT be this hard.

If you are able, please support our fundraiser and help us get food, ARVs, and nutritional supplements. Together, you can help keep hope alive.

Your solidarity means everything.

Please don’t look away🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🌈🏳️‍⚧️.