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Back to business - María's comeback in Coyoacán
María lost clippers, chairs and mirrors to a long illness and repossession and needs $1,300 to reopen a barbershop and support the family.
🇲🇽 Ciudad de México, Mexico712 views
For nine years I have run a barbershop in Coyoacán. In November, a long illness and repossession took clippers, chairs and mirrors. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Sunday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 4 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 $1,300 goes:
• Replacing clippers, chairs and mirrors: $910
• Initial stock: supplies: $230
• Shop repairs and licensing: $80
• Working capital for the first month: $80
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from María
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- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $200
“Thought of María all day after reading this. - Campinas”
- John C. Frazier 🇺🇸 · $75
- Chinedu Godwin Uzor 🇳🇬 · $75
- Haider Hamza Cheema 🇵🇰 · $50
- Erica S. Gonzales 🇵🇭 · $48
- Macharia Victor Bakari 🇰🇪 · $42
- Leo H. Castillo 🇵🇭 · $30
“Keep your head up. Hope the January deadline works out. - Mandaue”
- Noor Kramer 🇳🇱 · $25
“Rooting for you. Thought of María all day after reading this. - Breda”
- Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $25
“Thinking of you. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Strasbourg”
- Vandana Gill 🇦🇺 · $25
- Anonymous 🇦🇷 · $20
- Serhiy Yaroslav Mikhailov 🇺🇦 · $15
- Damilola Peace Ekwueme 🇳🇬 · $10
- Hadley N. Meyer 🇺🇸 · $10
- Winnie Mercy Ouma 🇰🇪 · $10
- Aparecida Elaine Duarte 🇧🇷 · $10
- Reiko Fujiwara 🇯🇵 · $10
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So sorry you're going through this, María. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best
wishing you peace. Hope the shop reopens soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Chennai.
take care. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings!