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Help Meet restart a small grocery stall in Nashik after the demolition of the market
Meet has run a small grocery stall for three years; the demolition of the market destroyed the equipment, and $600 will put it back on its feet.
🇮🇳 Nashik, Maharashtra, India1,108 views
For three years I have run a small grocery stall in Nashik. In August, the demolition of the market took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Sunday, and I employed 3 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.
I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go.
Where the $600 goes:
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $280
• Initial stock: fresh produce: $120
• Shop repairs and licensing: $85
• Working capital for the first month: $115
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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Thinking of you. Hope the shop reopens soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry
Praying for you, Meet. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless.
thinking of you and your family. Hope this works out for you. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Johannesburg.
small businesses are the heart of Nashik. Hope you're open again soon. I'll check back for the next update. God bless
good luck, Meet. Hope you get there. God bless.
hope it all works out. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. My neighbor in Stellenbosch donated after I showed her your page. Blessings
Hope things get better soon, Meet. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Nashik.
Small businesses are the heart of Nashik. Hope you're open again soon. It's not much but it's yours. All the best
Thinking of you and your family, Meet. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Oaxaca de Juárez but we're thinking of you. Love from Oaxaca de Juárez
Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.
Praying for you, Meet. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless
Stay strong, Meet. Shared this with my family. God bless
Hang in there, Meet. Hope the shop reopens soon. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Take care!