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Help Paul restart a neighborhood bakery in Ikeja after a storm that collapsed the roof
Paul has run a neighborhood bakery for three years; a storm that collapsed the roof destroyed the equipment, and $450 will put it back on its feet.
🇳🇬 Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria530 views
For three years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Ikeja. In February, a storm that collapsed the roof took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Monday, and I employed 3 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 $450 goes:
• Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $85
• Replacing a commercial oven: $290
• Working capital for the first month: $75
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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Take care, Paul. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.