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Nyambura needs a freezer and scales to reopen a fish stall

Nyambura lost a freezer and scales to floodwater and needs $450 to reopen a fish stall and support the family.

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Nyambura Rose Mukasa
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Kampala
For nine years I have run a fish stall in Kampala. In June, floodwater took a freezer and scales. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Friday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 6 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: • Replacing a freezer and scales: $320 • Initial stock: the first catch: $40 • Shop repairs and licensing: $40 • Working capital for the first month: $50 Every share and every dollar helps.
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  • Rania Taghreed Zerrouki

    Sending good thoughts. Hope the shop reopens soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best

    • Humaira Dua MughalQuestion

      Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Nyambura.

      • Nyambura Rose MukasaOwnerAnswerID verified

        Replacing a freezer and scales is $320 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Thanks for looking so closely.

    • Hari K. Acharya

      This could happen to any of us. After 30 years in nursing I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Take care

      • Kehinde Lola Coker

        Hope it all works out, Nyambura. Gave what I could, wish it was more!

        • Pavel Shakil AkterPhoto verified

          good luck, Nyambura. Hope you get there. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.

          • Genesis CarpenterQuestion

            is there anything that isn't money that would help Nyambura?

            • Hüseyin Orhan Bayram

              praying for you. Hope the shop reopens soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

              • Gustavo Otávio FernandesID verifiedPhoto verified

                So sorry you're going through this. This could happen to any of us. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Kampala

                • Hassan Waqas Abbasi

                  stay strong, Nyambura. Hope you make a strong comeback. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Nsukka.

                  • Vaibhav S. Patil

                    keep going, Nyambura. Shared it with a few friends. Take care

                    • Jing Ren

                      Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Los Angeles donated after I showed her your page. All the best!

                      • Mukasa Simiyu Mukasa

                        You're not alone, Nyambura. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Blessings.

                        • Charles R. Newman

                          Sending good thoughts. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Dhaka this morning. God bless

                          • Naveen H. Srinivasan

                            Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Dallas.

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