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Back to business - Rohit's comeback in Auckland
Rohit has run a small grocery stall for four years; a fire in the building destroyed the equipment, and $2,550 will put it back on its feet.
🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand2,410 views
For four years I have run a small grocery stall in Auckland. In June, a fire in the building took a cold-storage unit. 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 $2,550 goes:
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $840
• Initial stock: fresh produce: $720
• Shop repairs and licensing: $500
• Working capital for the first month: $490
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Rohit
Updates from Rohit
Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,603 in total) the plan for replacing a cold-storage unit is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
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- Priya M. Goyal 🇮🇳 · $250
- Hiroshi Hashimoto 🇯🇵 · $200
- Dalia Noor Ismail 🇪🇬 · $100
- Hanna Sosina Taye 🇪🇹 · $100
- Bruno S. Treviño 🇨🇴 · $100
- Soledad T. García 🇺🇸 · $100
“Sending love. Thought of Rohit all day after reading this. - Riverside”
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $100
- Arianna T. Hudson 🇺🇸 · $100
- Kalyani A. Raman 🇮🇳 · $78
- Koji Riku Ueda 🇯🇵 · $77.50
- Grace E. Miller 🇦🇺 · $75
- Lena Renate Beck 🇩🇪 · $74
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $67
- Lata N. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $66
- Valentina K. García 🇪🇸 · $50
- Lucas Aubry 🇫🇷 · $50
- Sagar Shyam Adhikari 🇳🇵 · $50
“My brother told me about this one. - Bhaktapur”
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $50
“Rooting for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Ballarat”
- Ayşe Sevgi Duman 🇹🇷 · $50
“Blessings. Thought of Rohit all day after reading this. - Istanbul”
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Stay strong. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best
Good luck, Rohit. This could happen to any of us. God bless.
you're not alone, Rohit. Hope you make a strong comeback. My husband and I read this together. All the best
thinking of you and your family, Rohit. Small businesses are the heart of Auckland. Hope you're open again soon
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Girona but we're thinking of you. Take care.