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Kelly needs a soldering station and testing tools to reopen a phone repair counter
Kelly has run a phone repair counter for nine years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $950 will put it back on its feet.
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For nine years I have run a phone repair counter in São Paulo. In November, a long illness and repossession took a soldering station and testing tools. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 5 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 $950 goes:
• Replacing a soldering station and testing tools: $470
• Working capital for the first month: $210
• Initial stock: replacement parts: $270
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
Updates from Kelly
Small update. $772 so far, we've started the first stage.
- Hélène Agnès Jean 🇨🇦 · $346
“Sending love. I'm in Gatineau, thinking of you.”
- Toàn Nhân Truong 🇻🇳 · $250
“Thought of Kelly all day after reading this. - Hồ Chí Minh City”
- Douglas Willis 🇺🇸 · $100
- Thomas Green 🇬🇧 · $100
- Mwende Rashidi Onyango 🇹🇿 · $75
- Peter Kiprop Kessy 🇰🇪 · $51
“Best of luck. Only $51 but hope it helps.”
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $50
“Thought of Kelly all day after reading this.”
- Ashwin H. Swamy 🇮🇳 · $30
- Budi Wahyu Ramadhan 🇮🇩 · $30
“God bless. I'm in Jakarta, thinking of you. - Jakarta”
- Karim Maalouf 🇪🇬 · $30
- Dustin Sims 🇬🇧 · $25
- Juma Macharia Nabwire 🇺🇬 · $25
“Every little bit. Shared with friends too. - Kampala”
- Naveen H. Bisht 🇮🇳 · $25
- Inna Oksana Belyaev 🇷🇺 · $25
“Sending love - Novosibirsk”
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $20
- Andrea Carlo Rizzo 🇮🇹 · $20
“Thought of Kelly all day after reading this. - Catania”
- Manoel Cláudio Ferreira 🇧🇷 · $14.50
- Fernando C. Rangel 🇨🇴 · $10
- Ssebuliba Byaruhanga 🇹🇿 · $10
- Greyson S. Burns 🇬🇧 · $10
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How is Kelly doing now?
Thanks for sharing this, Kelly. Hope you make a strong comeback. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Memphis
a colleague of mine might know someone for this in São Paulo. I'll ask around and let you know!
shared this with my family. I have a 11 year old who wants to send good wishes too.