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Help Dinesh restart a neighborhood bakery in Galle after floodwater

Dinesh lost a commercial oven to floodwater and needs $400 to reopen a neighborhood bakery and support the family.

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Dinesh Dinesh Herath
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Galle
For fifteen years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Galle. In January, floodwater took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 10 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 $400 goes: โ€ข Replacing a commercial oven: $210 โ€ข Working capital for the first month: $150 โ€ข Shop repairs and licensing: $40 Thank you so much.

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  • Keep going. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Ho.

    • good luck, Dinesh. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings!

      • I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Blessings.

        • This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best

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