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Ochieng needs an espresso machine and grinder to reopen a roadside café
Ochieng has run a roadside café for four years; floodwater destroyed the equipment, and $550 will put it back on its feet.
🇺🇬 Central Region, Uganda900 views
For four years I have run a roadside café in Kampala. In August, floodwater took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 2 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.
I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go.
Where the $550 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $360
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $85
• Shop repairs and licensing: $55
• Working capital for the first month: $50
Thank you for reading my story.
Updates from Ochieng
Good news. Because of your gifts ($27 in total) I made the first payment toward initial stock: coffee and pastries. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $10
- Rina Irma Harahap 🇮🇩 · $5
- Suresh S. Sood 🇬🇧 · $25
- Brett L. Khumalo 🇿🇦 · $17
“Thought of Ochieng all day after reading this. - Soweto”
- Charles Greene 🇺🇸 · $5
“Thinking of you. My mother told me about this one. - Yonkers”
- Mehul E. Shinde 🇮🇳 · $5
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The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.
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Hope it all works out, Ochieng. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Bilbao