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Help Wekesa restart a barbershop in Nairobi after a fire in the building

Wekesa lost clippers, chairs and mirrors to a fire in the building and needs $650 to reopen a barbershop and support the family.

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Wekesa Hamisi Mutua
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Nairobi
For nine years I have run a barbershop in Nairobi. In February, a fire in the building took clippers, chairs and mirrors. 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 4 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 $650 goes: • Replacing clippers, chairs and mirrors: $350 • Initial stock: supplies: $100 • Shop repairs and licensing: $90 • Working capital for the first month: $110 Thanks for reading all this.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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  • Willem K. Nkosi

    sending love, Wekesa. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Put this on a community board in Bilbao this morning. Greetings from Bilbao

    • Arturo M. SolísQuestion

      how is Wekesa doing now?

      • Esi Sarah Gyasi

        Small businesses are the heart of Nairobi. Hope you're open again soon. My neighbor in Siliguri donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Siliguri

        • Basil A. Grant

          Thanks for sharing this, Wekesa. Looking forward to the next update. It's not much but it's yours. All the best

          • Ikenna Rotimi Anyanwu

            Wishing you the best, Wekesa. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Nairobi.

            • Willow C. Alexander

              Hope the shop reopens soon. Wish I lived closer to Veracruz so I could bring a meal. All the best.

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