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Back to business - Silvia's comeback in Guadalajara
Silvia has run a small grocery stall for fifteen years; floodwater destroyed the equipment, and $1,050 will put it back on its feet.
🇲🇽 Jalisco, Mexico1,207 views
For fifteen years I have run a small grocery stall in Guadalajara. In November, floodwater took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 6 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 $1,050 goes:
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $800
• Shop repairs and licensing: $110
• Initial stock: fresh produce: $140
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Silvia
Quick update: $155 raised so far (15%). I made the first payment toward replacing a cold-storage unit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Silvia
5% there. I made the first payment toward shop repairs and licensing. Thank you. - Silvia
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Hope the shop reopens soon. Love from Jakarta
thinking of you and your family. Small businesses are the heart of Guadalajara. Hope you're open again soon. Blessings.
Sending love, Silvia. Hope this works out for you. Love from Udaipur.
keep going. Hope you make a strong comeback.
thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. God bless
Sending strength, Silvia. Small businesses are the heart of Guadalajara. Hope you're open again soon. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Multan.
Wishing you the best, Silvia. Hope you make a strong comeback. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
Sending love. Hope this works out for you. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Fort Worth.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Guadalajara.
best of luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Rawalpindi
Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Melbourne.
Sending strength. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 13 people at work. Greetings from Johannesburg.
So sorry you're going through this, Silvia. Your post was clear and honest. Don't give up.