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Back to business - Saanvi's comeback in Aurangabad
Saanvi lost a cold-storage unit to floodwater and needs $650 to reopen a small grocery stall and support the family.
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For four years I have run a small grocery stall in Aurangabad. In July, floodwater took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Monday, and I employed 3 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 $650 goes:
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $420
• Initial stock: fresh produce: $55
• Shop repairs and licensing: $90
• Working capital for the first month: $85
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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Keep going, Saanvi. Small businesses are the heart of Aurangabad. Hope you're open again soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Aurangabad.
Hope the shop reopens soon. Sent it to 20 people at work. Thinking of Aurangabad
Hope things get better soon, Saanvi. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.