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Lesego needs a gas stove and two refrigerators to reopen a street-food cart
A street-food cart in Bloemfontein needs help replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators after a fire in the building.
🇿🇦 Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa851 views
For nine years I have run a street-food cart in Bloemfontein. In July, a fire in the building took a gas stove and two refrigerators. 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 7 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 $450 goes:
• Shop repairs and licensing: $135
• Initial stock: ingredients: $130
• Working capital for the first month: $185
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
Updates from Lesego
Wanted to say thank you properly. 116% funded and we've started the first stage.
We're at 81% thanks to 8 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
Thank you all. We're at 24% now ($110). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts.
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Small businesses are the heart of Bloemfontein. Hope you're open again soon. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Blessings.
Take care, Lesego. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Hawassa so I could bring a meal. All the best
Best of luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Stay strong, Lesego. This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Zaporizhzhia.