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Aisha needs a commercial oven to reopen a neighborhood bakery
Aisha lost a commercial oven to a long illness and repossession and needs $600 to reopen a neighborhood bakery and support the family.
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For fifteen years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Nairobi. In July, a long illness and repossession took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 12 weeks.
This business pays my children's school fees and rent. I have already started working from home in small ways, but I can't meet orders without proper equipment.
Every contribution brings me closer to reopening, and I promise to post photos as I buy each item.
I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go.
Where the $600 goes:
• Working capital for the first month: $125
• Replacing a commercial oven: $390
• Shop repairs and licensing: $85
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Aisha
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- Neema Nancy Ngowi 🇰🇪 · $10
“Thought of Aisha all day after reading this. - Kasarani”
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“Hope it all works out. I'm in Manukau, thinking of you. - Manukau”
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“Blessings. Only $65 but hope it helps. - Salem”
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“Thought of Aisha all day after reading this. - Lahore”
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- Tracey L. Smith 🇿🇦 · $46
“Every little bit. Only $46 but hope it helps. - Johannesburg”
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Hope things get better soon, Aisha. Small businesses are the heart of Nairobi. Hope you're open again soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.