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Back to business - Lilian's comeback in Kaduna
Lilian has run a fish stall for four years; a fire in the building destroyed the equipment, and $500 will put it back on its feet.
🇳🇬 Kaduna, Nigeria1,191 views
For four years I have run a fish stall in Kaduna. In August, a fire in the building took a freezer and scales. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 3 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.
I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go.
Where the $500 goes:
• Replacing a freezer and scales: $280
• Initial stock: the first catch: $55
• Shop repairs and licensing: $75
• Working capital for the first month: $90
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $25
“God bless. Thought of Lilian all day after reading this. - Makati”
- Vandana M. Malhotra 🇮🇳 · $5
“Stay strong. From Mangaluru with love.”
- Vincent Louis Rolland 🇫🇷 · $10
- Itzel L. Rangel 🇲🇽 · $50
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Wishing you peace, Lilian. Small businesses are the heart of Kaduna. Hope you're open again soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.