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Help Folake restart a sewing studio in Epe after a long illness and repossession
Folake has run a sewing studio for fifteen years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $350 will put it back on its feet.
🇳🇬 Epe, Lagos, Nigeria519 views
For fifteen years I have run a sewing studio in Epe. In July, a long illness and repossession took a cutting table and overlocker. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Sunday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 6 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 $350 goes:
• Initial stock: fabric: $70
• Working capital for the first month: $75
• Replacing a cutting table and overlocker: $205
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Folake
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So sorry you're going through this, Folake. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.
Wishing you peace, Folake. Hope the shop reopens soon. God bless.