My name is Maria and I am a single mum to a wonderful 14 year old daughter.

I write these lines with shame, but also with excitement and hope, because I want with all my heart to give my daughter the one essential thing I never had: a home of our own, a safe and warm place called home.

I raise them and struggle alone to give them the best I can, but with no support and limited resources, even with two jobs, we end up living in a makeshift, unsafe and far too small a space for a family's needs. My child needs stability, a sturdy roof over her head and a room where she can learn, dream and feel protected.

With difficulty I managed to buy a very old and very broken down little house for her, but my resources have run out and for 4 years now I have been trying but failing to repair the house so that she can live in decent conditions.

Our dream is simple but profound: to have a modest but real home where we can build a future.

I am raising these funds to start building a small but secure home.

The money will be used for:

building materials (brick, wood, cement, etc.)

payment of labourers

water, electricity and sewerage connections

essential equipment to make the house habitable as soon as possible

Every donation, however small, is a ray of hope for me and my daughters.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who supports us. Asking for help is not easy, but I do it with an open heart for the two souls who depend on me.

Together we are building more than a house - we are building a future. ❤️