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Help Nakato restart a flower stall in Nairobi after a fire in the building

Nakato lost display cabinets and a cooler to a fire in the building and needs $400 to reopen a flower stall and support the family.

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Nakato Esther Shayo
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Nairobi
For three years I have run a flower stall in Nairobi. In August, a fire in the building took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Thursday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 7 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 $400 goes: • Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $220 • Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $110 • Shop repairs and licensing: $70 Every share and every dollar helps. - Nakato
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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    So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Fresno.

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