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Back to business - Alyona's comeback in Odesa
Alyona has run a fish stall for twelve years; a break-in destroyed the equipment, and $600 will put it back on its feet.
🇺🇦 Odesa, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine1,310 views
For twelve years I have run a fish stall in Odesa. In September, a break-in took a freezer and scales. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 10 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:
• Replacing a freezer and scales: $230
• Initial stock: the first catch: $85
• Shop repairs and licensing: $140
• Working capital for the first month: $145
Thanks for reading all this.
- Alyona
Updates from Alyona
We're at 27% thanks to 6 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $5
- Easton E. Pruitt 🇺🇸 · $50
“All the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Oakland”
- Madhuri Pandya 🇮🇳 · $10
- Madelyn A. Ford 🇬🇧 · $5
- Ricardo A. Campos 🇺🇸 · $15
- Pornpimol Waraporn Chanthara 🇹🇭 · $17
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $100
“Rooting for you - Enugu”
- Ana E. Fuentes 🇺🇸 · $25
- Bithi Nargis Karim 🇧🇩 · $10
“Hope it all works out. Hope the December deadline works out. - Gazipur”
- Quentin Brunet 🇨🇦 · $18
“Happy to help! - Surrey”
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $60
“Keep your head up. I'm in Soweto, thinking of you. - Soweto”
- Paresh G. Soni 🇮🇳 · $20
“My mother told me about this one. - Coimbatore”
- Ashwin G. Raman 🇮🇳 · $25
“Hope this helps! - Patna”
- Awino Nafula Hamisi 🇹🇿 · $30
“Hope it all works out. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Dar es Salaam”
- Yana Lyudmila Morozov 🇷🇺 · $10
“Hang in there. Gave what I could this week. - Moscow”
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wishing you the best, Alyona. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless.
Praying for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected
Wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. God bless.
How is Alyona doing now?
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Odesa.
Rooting for you, Alyona. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Alyona!
Sure. The biggest one is replacing a freezer and scales, $230. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Fair thing to want to know.
Thinking of you, Alyona. Your post was clear and honest. All the best.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Alyona?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about replacing a freezer and scales, advice is welcome too. Happy to explain more.
Hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Riverside this morning. All the best
wishing you the best. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Pretoria so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
Thinking of you. Small businesses are the heart of Odesa. Hope you're open again soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.
hang in there, Alyona. This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Good luck, Alyona. I hope things turn around soon. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Odesa.
Thanks for sharing this, Alyona. Gave what I could, wish it was more. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Odesa.
Hope it all works out. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.
Wishing you the best. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.
Good luck, Alyona. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Odesa