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Please help me make ends meet as I complete my degree.

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Hi, my name is Mage and I am creating this fundraiser to hopefully aid myself in making it through the next few months as I undertake my placements as part of my master's degree.

As a few of you may know, I came to Australia two years ago for further education. I am currently pursuing a master's degree in social work as I wish to pursue a career path that allows me to help vulnerable members of society and live a life that aligns with my personal moral values. While I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to pursue this path, I have also had to endure several financial obstacles along the way. For the first year I worked multiple jobs while studying full time as I saved up for my tuition costs while also covering all my living costs and any additional expenses. However as of July last year legal work restrictions for international students changed only allowing us to legally work 24 hours a week, which led to several difficulties not only in terms of income earned but also with regard to maintaining and getting jobs as most employmers are unwilling to employ people who cannot work full time.

As of the past few months I have struggled immensely to find a new place of employment due to my visa restrictions on work hours, and have depleted all my savings in the meantime. My dear parents have been doing all that they can to continue to support me, but between trying to come up with money to cover my remaining tuition and trying to help me continue to survive, the burden on them has surely been enormous, though they would never say so themselves. My father is retired and my mother is due to retire in a few months herself, and it has become impossible for them to keep up with the costs especially due to the significant economic differences between Australia and Kenya, and it breaks my heart to be depleting them of whatever they have and to have them borrowing money on my behalf.

It is for this reason that I have chosen to put my ego aside and to ask for help from those who may know me, whether or not we have met outside of a virtual space. As I begin unpaid placements (full time unpaid internships that are part of the degree) in the coming month of July, and as I am at a point of having completely depleted all my funds to the point I have nothing left for the coming week, my current financial struggles have brought me to my wit's end. It was difficult enough trying to find employment with only 24 hours of legal work rights, but with 5 days of my week being taken up by my placements, the issue will only worsen.

I would find deep appreciation in whoever might read this helping in whichever way is possible for them. All, if any, of the funds donated will be used for my direct upkeep as I continue to look for employment and undertake my final placements in my upcoming final semester, i.e. for food/groceries, toiletries and rent. Those of you who know me and may trust in my sincerity would know that I would never take advantage of anyone's genenoristy for personal gain, I simply have no other recourse for my current circumstances.

Thank you for reading my story. I hope that everything will be well.
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Calamvale, QLD

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