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Back to business - Byaruhanga's comeback in Nairobi

A laundry service in Nairobi needs help replacing two washing machines and a dryer after a break-in.

🇰🇪 Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya1,746 views
Byaruhanga Dennis Shayo
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Nairobi
For twelve years I have run a laundry service in Nairobi. In March, a break-in took two washing machines and a dryer. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 6 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. Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go. Where the $700 goes: • Initial stock: detergent and packaging: $145 • Replacing two washing machines and a dryer: $450 • Working capital for the first month: $105 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Byaruhanga

  1. Update from Nairobi: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 47% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. We're at 47% thanks to 11 of you. I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  3. Quick update: $225 raised so far (32%). the plan for initial stock: detergent and packaging is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Mulyadi Imam Wardana 🇮🇩 · $20

    “Hang in there. Hope you get the rest soon. - Bogor”

  • Evgeny Yakovlev 🇷🇺 · $85

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Byaruhanga all day after reading this. - Novosibirsk”

  • Sajib Noman Parvez 🇧🇩 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20.50
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  • Kurniawan Lukman Simanjuntak 🇮🇩 · $20

    “Happy to help! - Makassar”

  • Eva Janssen 🇳🇱 · $50

    “Praying for you. Please keep us posted. - Breda”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Claudia D. Ochoa 🇺🇸 · $57
  • Carlo M. Dela Cruz 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $5

    “Stay strong. Gave what I could this week. - Rotterdam”

  • Gabriela M. Mora 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Good luck. Thought of Byaruhanga all day after reading this.”

  • Ronke Halima Nwosu 🇳🇬 · $30

    “Hope things get better. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Epe”

  • Prachi T. Gaikwad 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Fatima Hiba Darwish 🇪🇬 · $9.50
  • Sarah Petra Kühn 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Nasser Imad Rashid 🇲🇦 · $10

    “Thought of Byaruhanga all day after reading this. - Casablanca”

  • Camila Kelly Moreira 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Zoe Robinson 🇬🇧 · $10

    “Wishing you the best. My cousin told me about this one. - London”

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  • Diego S. Pérez

    Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Nairobi

    • Kobina Emmanuel Alhassan

      I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best

      • Carlos K. Sánchez

        Keep going, Byaruhanga. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up.

        • Chihiro Maruyama

          I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.

          $832 raised of $700

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