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Back to business - Gabriela's comeback in Rio de Janeiro
A street-food cart in Rio de Janeiro needs help replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators after floodwater.
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For six years I have run a street-food cart in Rio de Janeiro. In September, floodwater 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 Monday, 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 $1,350 goes:
• Replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators: $730
• Initial stock: ingredients: $250
• Shop repairs and licensing: $170
• Working capital for the first month: $200
Thanks for reading all this.
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- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $30
- Isabel B. Díaz 🇦🇷 · $25
“Best of luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Buenos Aires”
- Victor Kipchoge Mwesigwa 🇰🇪 · $25
- Ezekiel C. Brown 🇺🇸 · $50
- Margaret Chebet Lyimo 🇰🇪 · $10
“Good luck. Small amount but sent with love. - Kisumu”
- Wulan Sinta Nugroho 🇮🇩 · $75.50
- Sneha G. Pawar 🇮🇳 · $25
- Omar Ghassan Sabbagh 🇪🇬 · $15
- Ji-yeon Lim 🇰🇷 · $4
“Wishing you the best. Small amount but sent with love. - Busan”
- Elena Zoya Kovalchuk 🇷🇺 · $20
“Hope this helps. Small amount but sent with love. - Moscow”
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hope things get better soon, Gabriela. Small businesses are the heart of Rio de Janeiro. Hope you're open again soon. Greetings from Edmonton.