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Shefali needs an espresso machine and grinder to reopen a roadside café

Shefali lost an espresso machine and grinder to floodwater and needs $500 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.

🇧🇩 Sylhet, Sylhet, Bangladesh837 views
Shefali Parvin Ghosh
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Sylhet
For nine years I have run a roadside café in Sylhet. In June, 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 Friday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 3 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 $500 goes: • Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $290 • Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $60 • Shop repairs and licensing: $85 • Working capital for the first month: $65 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Shefali
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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    “Hang in there. Thought of Shefali all day after reading this. - Lagos”

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    The support I received was beyond what I expected. Not only did they help with the immediate need, but they also provided guidance for long-term solutions. I'm forever grateful.

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    Great help in a difficult time

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  • Beatriz Valentina OliveiraPhoto verified

    best of luck. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Negombo.

    • Lawrence D. Singleton

      Wishing you peace, Shefali. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 35 people at work. Love from Jakarta

      • Greyson L. Campbell

        Sending love. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless

        • Mirjam Wilma MeijerAddress verifiedID verified

          Good luck. I hope things turn around soon. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Sylhet.

          • Jamila Samira Belkacem

            Hope the shop reopens soon. I hope September is when things finally get easier.

            • Sebastião Luiz Brito

              Stay strong. I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Sylhet

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