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Karim needs a cold-storage unit to reopen a small grocery stall

A small grocery stall in Girona needs help replacing a cold-storage unit after floodwater.

🇪🇸 Girona, Catalonia, Spain1,334 views
Karim Majid Gaber
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Girona
For fifteen years I have run a small grocery stall in Girona. In September, floodwater took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Monday, and I employed 2 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 $2,050 goes: • Replacing a cold-storage unit: $1,250 • Initial stock: fresh produce: $200 • Shop repairs and licensing: $210 • Working capital for the first month: $390 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Karim

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  • Hope the shop reopens soon. Love from San Diego.

    • Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Nnewi this morning. Blessings.

      • Thanks for sharing this, Karim. This could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Girona.

        • Thanks for sharing this. 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!

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