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Cengiz needs an espresso machine and grinder to reopen a roadside café
Cengiz has run a roadside café for nine years; the demolition of the market destroyed the equipment, and $850 will put it back on its feet.
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For nine years I have run a roadside café in Istanbul. In June, the demolition of the market took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Thursday, and I employed 3 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 $850 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $420
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $135
• Shop repairs and licensing: $155
• Working capital for the first month: $140
Thanks for reading all this.
- Cengiz
Updates from Cengiz
Good news. Because of your gifts ($199 in total) I made the first payment toward initial stock: coffee and pastries. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
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hope things get better soon. I hope things turn around soon. Wish I lived closer to Marseille so I could bring a meal.