MoneySmall business
Back to business - Jide's comeback in Benin City
Jide has run a flower stall for fifteen years; a fire in the building destroyed the equipment, and $400 will put it back on its feet.
🇳🇬 Benin City, Edo, Nigeria724 views
For fifteen years I have run a flower stall in Benin City. In August, a fire in the building took display cabinets and a cooler. 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 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 $400 goes:
• Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $210
• Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $85
• Shop repairs and licensing: $35
• Working capital for the first month: $70
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Jide
Updates from Jide
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Ahmed Zaid Sarkis 🇸🇦 · $180
- Dua Shazia Ali 🇵🇰 · $130
- Gabriel F. Chávez 🇲🇽 · $52.50
- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $20
“God bless! - Amsterdam”
- Kevin Salim Kioko 🇰🇪 · $20
“Thinking of you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Kisumu”
- Rami Zakaria Habib 🇪🇬 · $10
“Good luck. Hope the October deadline works out. - 6th of October City”
- Amani Naliaka Barasa 🇰🇪 · $10
“Happy to help - Eldoret”
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Jide?
Thank you. If you're in Benin City I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.
You're not alone. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Montréal!
This could happen to any of us. After 25 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Blessings.
Sending strength. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best!
Sending love, Jide. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Ikeja but we're thinking of you. All the best.