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Subject: offlist: [Leica] OT: News from ZIM
From: leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Tue Jul 8 05:24:09 2008
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Daniel
send me your paypal adress
Didier




>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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