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Gopal needs a cold-storage unit to reopen a small grocery stall
A small grocery stall in Bhopal needs help replacing a cold-storage unit after a long illness and repossession.
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For twelve years I have run a small grocery stall in Bhopal. In April, a long illness and repossession 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 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 7 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $600 goes:
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $370
• Initial stock: fresh produce: $55
• Shop repairs and licensing: $80
• Working capital for the first month: $95
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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Hope the shop reopens soon. Love from Vitória da Conquista
Thanks for sharing this, Gopal. Hope this works out for you. Take care
Thanks for sharing this, Gopal. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Arlington but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Bhopal.
Hope it all works out. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.
take care. Small businesses are the heart of Bhopal. Hope you're open again soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.