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Help Mussa restart a roadside café in Kampala after a break-in
Mussa lost an espresso machine and grinder to a break-in and needs $400 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.
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For twelve years I have run a roadside café in Kampala. In January, a break-in took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 12 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 $400 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $140
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $115
• Shop repairs and licensing: $80
• Working capital for the first month: $65
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Mussa
Good news. Because of your gifts ($160 in total) I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Pavithra R. Pillai 🇮🇳 · $25
“Be well. Thought of Mussa all day after reading this. - Nizamabad”
- Luna Byrd 🇬🇧 · $10
- Stephanie K. Nichols 🇺🇸 · $5
- My Hoa Vu 🇺🇸 · $25
- Romane Giraud 🇫🇷 · $166
- Yinka Ikenna Abdullahi 🇳🇬 · $10
- Irfan Hashmi 🇵🇰 · $10
“Blessings. Thought of Mussa all day after reading this. - Multan”
- Ngozi Peace Uba 🇳🇬 · $10
- Antonio P. Soto 🇲🇽 · $10
- Sibusiso T. Pretorius 🇿🇦 · $100
- Michael Matthews 🇦🇺 · $20
“Rooting for you. From Adelaide with love.”
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You're not alone, Mussa. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Montréal donated after I showed her your page. God bless.