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Help Ji-woo restart a roadside café in Suwon after floodwater

Ji-woo lost an espresso machine and grinder to floodwater and needs $1,750 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.

🇰🇷 Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea687 views

Ji-woo Ha

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Suwon

For six years I have run a roadside café in Suwon. In May, floodwater took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Monday, 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 $1,750 goes: • Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $1,000 • Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $220 • Shop repairs and licensing: $260 • Working capital for the first month: $270 Thank you for reading my story.

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Updates from Ji-woo

Quick update: $449 raised so far (26%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Update from Suwon: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 10% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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