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Help Selim restart a bicycle repair shop in Kadıköy after a storm that collapsed the roof

Selim has run a bicycle repair shop for six years; a storm that collapsed the roof destroyed the equipment, and $850 will put it back on its feet.

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Selim Burak Yıldız
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Kadıköy
For six years I have run a bicycle repair shop in Kadıköy. In December, a storm that collapsed the roof took a full set of tools. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Saturday, 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. Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go. Where the $850 goes: • Replacing a full set of tools: $370 • Initial stock: spare parts: $195 • Shop repairs and licensing: $110 • Working capital for the first month: $175 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
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  • Angela Washington

    Wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out.

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