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Help Carmen restart a roadside café in Barranquilla after a break-in

Carmen has run a roadside café for six years; a break-in destroyed the equipment, and $950 will put it back on its feet.

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Carmen C. Treviño
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Barranquilla
For six years I have run a roadside café in Barranquilla. In April, a break-in took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, 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. Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go. Where the $950 goes: • Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $570 • Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $210 • Shop repairs and licensing: $95 • Working capital for the first month: $75 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Carmen
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Carmen

  1. Quick update: $355 raised so far (37%). I made the first payment toward working capital for the first month. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Carmen

  2. Thank you all. We're at 22% now ($210). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward replacing an espresso machine and grinder.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 20% now ($190). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. - Carmen

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  • Julián Santos 🇪🇸 · $20

    “Thought of Carmen all day after reading this. - Alcalá de Henares”

  • Santiago L. Mora 🇲🇽 · $20

    “Rooting for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Xalapa”

  • Ankit H. Soni 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Ayanda Fortuin 🇿🇦 · $59
  • Caroline Apio Okello 🇹🇿 · $10
  • Shahana Bithi Mia 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Sumon Hasan Rahman 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Thought of Carmen all day after reading this. - Rohini”

  • Dedi Prasetyo 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Mehwish Uzma Bhatti 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Stella Fleming 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Rose L. Rivera 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Kemi Idowu Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Daniel Biniam Demissie 🇪🇹 · $10
  • Sathish D. Varadarajan 🇮🇳 · $75

    “Blessings. Hope the June deadline works out. - Noida”

  • Melanie Birgit Kühn 🇩🇪 · $30

    “Good luck. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Nuremberg”

  • Erica A. Uy 🇵🇭 · $75

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  • Jide Okechukwu Igwe

    take care, Carmen. Hope this works out for you

    • Bruno R. Aguilar

      good luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. Greetings from Mohammedia

      • Kendall Leonard

        Hope things get better soon, Carmen. Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Barranquilla.

        • Marcos J. Reyes

          Thinking of you, Carmen. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Mansoura so I could bring a meal. All the best

          • Ji-min Seo-yeon Min

            Thinking of you and your family, Carmen. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Barranquilla.

            $459 raised of $950

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