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Subject: [Leica] OT: News from ZIM
From: dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Tue Jul 8 05:06:32 2008
References: <a2f8f4470807080440o248cc1a5s30d6a0c7573c52da@mail.gmail.com> <20080708114709.371EF584A1F@smtp1.nine.ch>

I have to admit, that I am down on me knees when it comes to finances.
I think I've sent over 1000 dollars the last 6 months. Inflation just
tears into it.

I do have a paypal. I might very well take you up on this Didier. We
can never send much ... inflation just eats it up, we have to send
often instead.

What has killed me are school fees. I pay for one of the children to
go to school (a girl, I figure the country wouldn't have sunk so low
if a woman had been running it ... need the educated women for the
future). I pay 250 USD and that is supposed to last a term. Fees get
paid, but with inflation at huge amounts (more than any country ever
in history) when that 250 USD gets converted to local dollars and pays
the fees, it only lasts a few short weeks. Then the school demands
more money. They cannot accept payment in USD so it always has to be
exchanged, and that is when good money turns to dirt.

I just thought I'd give a little insight into how the situation is.

Thanks Didier.

Best,
Daniel


On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Didier Ludwig <leica@screengang.com> wrote:
> Daniel
> If you raise funds for her, I'll be happy to contribute something. Do you 
> have a paypal account?
> Didier
>
>
>
>>Got this letter a few minutes ago:
>>--------
>>Hie Daniel
>>How are you and others?  Things are not okay for me.  The situation is
>>very bad, I can not afford to buy food for myself and my kid.  For
>>example we have about two days without food.  And its now pointless
>>for me to go to work because the salary alone can not allow me to
>>catch combi for a day.  So I dont know where to start Daniel.  the
>>situation is so bad for me.  I dont know how you can assist.  If you
>>fail to assist we are going to die Daniel.
>>
>>Best sishes
>>-----------
>>
>>Transportation to work for one day costs more than her salary.
>>Daniel
>
>
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In reply to: Message from dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] OT: News from ZIM)
Message from leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] OT: News from ZIM)