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Help Ibrahima restart a street-food cart in Boulogne-Billancourt after a long illness and repossession
A street-food cart in Boulogne-Billancourt needs help replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators after a long illness and repossession.
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For nine years I have run a street-food cart in Boulogne-Billancourt. In September, a long illness and repossession 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 Thursday, and I employed 2 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 $3,250 goes:
• Replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators: $2,100
• Initial stock: ingredients: $240
• Shop repairs and licensing: $410
• Working capital for the first month: $500
Thank you for reading my story.
- Ibrahima
Updates from Ibrahima
Small update. $817 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
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“Hope the December deadline works out. - Zagazig”
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- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $75
- Emma Corinne Lefèvre 🇨🇦 · $30
“Good luck. Thought of Ibrahima all day after reading this.”
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Stay strong. Small businesses are the heart of Boulogne-Billancourt. Hope you're open again soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.
Thanks for sharing this, Ibrahima. Hope this works out for you. Blessings.
how is Ibrahima doing now?
Wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update. Take care
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Boulogne-Billancourt!
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators, advice is welcome too. Fair thing to want to know.
Hope things get better soon, Ibrahima. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless
Stay strong, Ibrahima. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Nuremberg
sending good thoughts, Ibrahima. It takes guts to ask. Well done
Hope it all works out, Ibrahima. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Aurangabad.
You're not alone. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
wishing you peace, Ibrahima. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Niterói.
So sorry you're going through this, Ibrahima. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best!