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Back to business - Margaret's comeback in Likoni
Margaret has run a sewing studio for six years; the demolition of the market destroyed the equipment, and $800 will put it back on its feet.
🇰🇪 Likoni, Mombasa, Kenya2,086 views
For six years I have run a sewing studio in Likoni. In May, the demolition of the market took a cutting table and overlocker. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Thursday, and I employed 2 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $800 goes:
• Replacing a cutting table and overlocker: $510
• Initial stock: fabric: $135
• Shop repairs and licensing: $65
• Working capital for the first month: $90
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Margaret
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- Habtamu Leul Worku 🇪🇹 · $50
- Revathi T. Acharya 🇮🇳 · $100
- Sunil Sanjay Tamang 🇳🇵 · $14
- Christian T. Ramirez 🇵🇭 · $10
- Stelios Charalambos Kalogeropoulos 🇬🇷 · $35
“Hope this helps! - Athens”
- Gustavo R. Ochoa 🇺🇸 · $10
“From my family to yours. Thought of Margaret all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
- Hyun-ju Hye-jin Oh 🇰🇷 · $18
“From Busan with love. - Busan”
- Hayato Tamura 🇯🇵 · $127
- Katherine Page 🇺🇸 · $50
- Eduardo Heitor Rezende 🇧🇷 · $100
- Raúl N. Ramos 🇲🇽 · $75
“Hope it all works out. From Ciudad de México with love. - Ciudad de México”
- Hamza Hamza Bhatti 🇵🇰 · $30
- Apio Adhiambo Kariuki 🇺🇬 · $50
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $15
- Pimchanok Oranuch Thongchai 🇹🇭 · $78
“Wishing you the best - Pattaya”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
“You got this. Thought of Margaret all day after reading this.”
- Quinn Singh 🇬🇧 · $6
- Adrian Le 🇺🇸 · $100
- Tiago Roberto Barbosa 🇧🇷 · $25
- Kalyani R. Gala 🇮🇳 · $23
“Good luck! - Chennai”
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Margaret.
Replacing a cutting table and overlocker is $510 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Let me know if you want more detail.
So sorry you're going through this. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Rawalpindi donated after I showed her your page.
Sending good thoughts, Margaret. Your post was clear and honest!
Hope things get better soon. Small businesses are the heart of Likoni. Hope you're open again soon.
You're not alone, Margaret. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best
is there anything that isn't money that would help Margaret?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about replacing a cutting table and overlocker, advice is welcome too. Happy to explain more.
Praying for you, Margaret. Small businesses are the heart of Likoni. Hope you're open again soon.
I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Nairobi.
How is Margaret doing now?
Keep going. Hope the shop reopens soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Kelowna.
good luck. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings.
wishing you the best, Margaret. This could happen to any of us. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Hope things get better soon, Margaret. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.
You're not alone, Margaret. Small businesses are the heart of Likoni. Hope you're open again soon. My neighbor in Birmingham donated after I showed her your page.
Hope it all works out, Margaret. Small businesses are the heart of Likoni. Hope you're open again soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
Rooting for you, Margaret. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together. Love from Kyoto.
Thanks for sharing this, Margaret. Shared it with a few friends.
Hope things get better soon, Margaret. Small businesses are the heart of Likoni. Hope you're open again soon.
hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care.
Hope the shop reopens soon. My husband and I read this together!
Rooting for you. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. It's not much but it's yours. Take care
Rooting for you, Margaret. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.
Stay strong. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Quezon City