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A repair café workshop for the Union vacant lot: help our neighbors in New Delhi
A community-led a repair café workshop at the Union vacant lot that will serve 216 neighbors.
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For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a repair café workshop. This year a group of 11 volunteers, including two retired carpenters, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Union vacant lot, but no funding.
We have received donated tools, and the remaining cost is $350.
It will serve about 216 people, including school children and their families. We'll hold a build day in April and everyone is invited.
We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos.
Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered.
Where the $350 goes:
• Permits and inspections: $40
• Safety equipment and signage: $50
• Materials: $260
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Komal
Updates from Komal
Quick update: $65 raised so far (19%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Komal.
Sure. The biggest one is permits and inspections, $40. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one.
Hope it all works out, Komal. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together.
good luck, Komal. Hope you get there. Take care.
Stay strong. Looking forward to the next update. I have a 11 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.
projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best.
best of luck. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.
Stay strong, Komal. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.