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Help Obinna restart a flower stall in Kano after a long illness and repossession

Obinna has run a flower stall for four years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $450 will put it back on its feet.

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Obinna Adewale Popoola
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Kano
For four years I have run a flower stall in Kano. In October, a long illness and repossession took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, 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. I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go. Where the $450 goes: โ€ข Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $220 โ€ข Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $70 โ€ข Shop repairs and licensing: $70 โ€ข Working capital for the first month: $90 Every share and every dollar helps. - Obinna
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  • Cรดng ฤแปฉc LieuPhoto verified

    Thanks for sharing this, Obinna. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Radom so I could bring a meal. Greetings from San Diego.

    • Kevin E. Stanton

      Keep going, Obinna. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

      • Qasim Anwar Kamel

        Sending strength, Obinna. Hope you get there. Love from London.

        • Douglas P. Olson

          Thinking of you and your family, Obinna. Hope this works out for you.

          • Bijay JoshiID verified

            Take care, Obinna. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Kano

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