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Kagiso needs a commercial oven to reopen a neighborhood bakery
Kagiso lost a commercial oven to floodwater and needs $400 to reopen a neighborhood bakery and support the family.
🇿🇦 Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa1,406 views
For six years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Soweto. In December, floodwater took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Friday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 3 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:
• Shop repairs and licensing: $130
• Working capital for the first month: $85
• Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $185
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Kagiso
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praying for you. Your post was clear and honest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Surabaya.
Hang in there, Kagiso. Your post was clear and honest. After 6 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Warren
Thanks for sharing this, Kagiso. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Kediri so I could bring a meal.
Best of luck, Kagiso. Hope you get there
Praying for you, Kagiso. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Sent it to 21 people at work. All the best.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Kagiso.
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. shop repairs and licensing is the biggest at $130. Thanks for asking.
thinking of you, Kagiso. Looking forward to the next update.
Best of luck. Small businesses are the heart of Soweto. Hope you're open again soon. All the best.
thanks for sharing this, Kagiso. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
sending strength, Kagiso. Hope you make a strong comeback. Take care.
Wishing you peace, Kagiso. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Noida but we're thinking of you. God bless.
hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Bandung.