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Back to business - Bruna's comeback in Duque de Caxias
Bruna has run a street-food cart for three years; the demolition of the market destroyed the equipment, and $900 will put it back on its feet.
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For three years I have run a street-food cart in Duque de Caxias. In June, the demolition of the market took a gas stove and two refrigerators. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Thursday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 5 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 $900 goes:
• Replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators: $360
• Initial stock: ingredients: $250
• Shop repairs and licensing: $190
• Working capital for the first month: $100
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Bruna
Updates from Bruna
Update from Duque de Caxias: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 26% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Miguel Márcio Barros 🇧🇷 · $100
- Yash H. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $100
- Ali Khoury 🇪🇬 · $58
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
“All the best. Saw your post and had to give. - Saint Paul”
- Indah Wulan Saputra 🇮🇩 · $25
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $15
“Thought of Bruna all day after reading this. - Bornova”
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $14
- Lucky Michael Coker 🇳🇬 · $10
- Eugene T. Snyder 🇺🇸 · $10
“Wishing you the best. From Cleveland with love.”
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hope you make a strong comeback. Wish I lived closer to Monterrey so I could bring a meal. Blessings.
Wishing you the best, Bruna. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
You're not alone. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Paarl