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Back to business - Nadeesha's comeback in Colombo
Nadeesha lost an espresso machine and grinder to floodwater and needs $200 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1,723 views
For twelve years I have run a roadside café in Colombo. In January, floodwater took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Sunday, 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 $200 goes:
• Shop repairs and licensing: $80
• Working capital for the first month: $70
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $50
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Nadeesha
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- Álvaro N. Estrada 🇪🇸 · $30
“Thought of Nadeesha all day after reading this. - Móstoles”
- Ahmet Uğur Çakır 🇹🇷 · $10
“From my family to yours. From Antalya with love.”
- Christian W. Hunter 🇺🇸 · $10
- Hassan Khalid Rahman 🇪🇬 · $56
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $27
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Nadeesha all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”
- Victor John Juma 🇺🇬 · $90
“Every little bit. Thought of Nadeesha all day after reading this. - Mukono”
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Hope it all works out, Nadeesha. Your post was clear and honest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings.
is there anything that isn't money that would help Nadeesha?
Praying for you, Nadeesha. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in logistics myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Bucaramanga.
Take care, Nadeesha. Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Colombo.
Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Thủ Đức donated after I showed her your page. All the best.
hope it all works out. Hope you get there. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Johannesburg.
Stay strong, Nadeesha. Hope this works out for you.
Praying for you, Nadeesha. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Colombo.