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Help Adewale restart a tailoring shop in Lagos after floodwater
A tailoring shop in Lagos needs help replacing three industrial sewing machines after floodwater.
🇳🇬 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria2,235 views
For three years I have run a tailoring shop in Lagos. In September, floodwater took three industrial sewing machines. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 5 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 three industrial sewing machines: $420
• Initial stock: fabric and thread: $50
• Shop repairs and licensing: $65
• Working capital for the first month: $65
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Adewale
Updates from Adewale
Update from Lagos: I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. We're at 82% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Stefan David Peters 🇩🇪 · $75
“Rooting for you. Thought of Adewale all day after reading this.”
- Efua Akosua Twum 🇬🇭 · $50
- Ruby Edwards 🇺🇸 · $58
“Get well soon. Thought of Adewale all day after reading this. - San Diego”
- Saad Zain Rehman 🇵🇰 · $50
“Every little bit. Thought of Adewale all day after reading this. - Rawalpindi”
- Ariana K. Park 🇺🇸 · $250
- Deepak P. Meena 🇮🇳 · $10
- Kunal K. Dhillon 🇮🇳 · $22.50
- Kelly Pinto 🇧🇷 · $20
- Isabel T. Manalo 🇵🇭 · $75
- Yasir Kamran Mirza 🇵🇰 · $20
- Gabriel Thomas Cousin 🇫🇷 · $61
“Thought of Adewale all day after reading this. - Lille”
- Carolina H. Lara 🇺🇸 · $30
- Jacques T. Pillay 🇿🇦 · $10
- Maria B. Stanley 🇺🇸 · $10
- Rahel Saba Zewdie 🇪🇹 · $25
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Good luck, Adewale. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Thinking of Lagos.
Sending love. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Dortmund.
Thinking of you. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. All the best.
Praying for you, Adewale. I hope things turn around soon.
Thinking of you and your family, Adewale. Hope this works out for you. God bless.
Hope it all works out, Adewale. Hope this works out for you
Hope things get better soon, Adewale. Shared it with a few friends
sending strength, Adewale. Hope you make a strong comeback. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.
hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 21 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless
Small businesses are the heart of Lagos. Hope you're open again soon. Greetings from Córdoba