MoneySmall business
Help Cristian restart a street-food cart in Coyoacán after a fire in the building
A street-food cart in Coyoacán needs help replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators after a fire in the building.
🇲🇽 Ciudad de México, Mexico1,255 views
For fifteen years I have run a street-food cart in Coyoacán. In August, a fire in the building took a gas stove and two refrigerators. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 3 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 $1,450 goes:
• Replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators: $790
• Initial stock: ingredients: $280
• Shop repairs and licensing: $170
• Working capital for the first month: $210
Thanks for being kind about this.
Updates from Cristian
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $200
- Kajal E. Sheth 🇮🇳 · $100
- Asher Collins 🇨🇦 · $55
- Diya H. Dhawan 🇮🇳 · $49
“Hope this helps. Please keep us posted. - Coimbatore”
- Khadija Zahra Wahba 🇺🇸 · $45
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $39
“Wishing you the best. Thought of Cristian all day after reading this.”
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $25
- Chinedu Bolaji Zakari 🇳🇬 · $25
“Hope it all works out. I'm in Wudil, thinking of you. - Wudil”
- Kwabena Jonathan Manu 🇬🇭 · $25
“Blessings! - Tema”
- Ebuka Gbenga Bello 🇳🇬 · $20
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $10
- Vera Oksana Filippov 🇺🇦 · $5
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $5
“Blessings. Shared with friends too. - Ahmedabad”
- Kelly Tatiane Monteiro 🇧🇷 · $5
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Coyoacán
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators, advice is welcome too. Ask me anything else.
Wishing you peace, Cristian. Hope you make a strong comeback. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.
wishing you peace, Cristian. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Bogotá but we're thinking of you
So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care