Thanks to everyone who donated to the fundraiser this week! As...

Thanks to everyone who donated to the fundraiser this week! As of this moment, $1,836,000 has been raised from over 35,000 donors. That will be enough to build 3,000 sturdy bamboo houses for Rohingya refugees that are currently living in make-shift plastic shelters. A family of five can live in each house, so with monsoon season approaching, these houses will significantly improve the living conditions of **nearly 15,000 people.** Thank you so much to everyone who donated. I’ll be leaving the fundraiser up for the rest of the day for anyone who’d still like to make a donation: http://bit.ly/2H0w5lm

Before moving on, I want to give a special thanks to Jerome Jarre, who was largely the inspiration for this fundraiser. (Pictured here with Sai’d, who’s story we shared yesterday.) Last year, Jerome teamed up with a group of You Tubers and social media influencers to form Love Army—which has raised nearly $5,000,000 to help displaced people in Somalia as well as Rohingya refugees. I was most impressed by the fact that Jerome then moved to both Somalia and Bangladesh for several months to ensure the money was being used effectively with zero overhead costs. Jerome and Sa’id will be working with hundreds of paid Rohingya volunteers to construct the houses we’re funding, and will ensure all $1,800,000 goes directly to refugees. So thank you, Jerome and Sa’id, for your work and inspiration.