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Simone needs a cold-storage unit to reopen a small grocery stall
A small grocery stall in Porto Alegre needs help replacing a cold-storage unit after a break-in.
🇧🇷 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil1,301 views
For fifteen years I have run a small grocery stall in Porto Alegre. In March, a break-in took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, and I employed 2 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $550 goes:
• Working capital for the first month: $130
• Shop repairs and licensing: $185
• Initial stock: fresh produce: $235
If you're reading this, thank you.
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Wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Porto Alegre
This could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Porto Alegre
Thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Tiruchirappalli but we're thinking of you. Love from Tiruchirappalli.