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Start-up fund for Abubakar: reopening a roadside café after a storm that collapsed the roof
Abubakar has run a roadside café for fifteen years; a storm that collapsed the roof destroyed the equipment, and $450 will put it back on its feet.
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For fifteen years I have run a roadside café in Ikeja. In January, a storm that collapsed the roof took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Monday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 12 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 $450 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $195
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $105
• Shop repairs and licensing: $50
• Working capital for the first month: $100
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Abubakar
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“Sending love. Thought of Abubakar all day after reading this. - Adama”
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Sending strength, Abubakar. Hope you make a strong comeback. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Ikeja!
Take care, Abubakar. Small businesses are the heart of Ikeja. Hope you're open again soon. Greetings from Milan
Small businesses are the heart of Ikeja. Hope you're open again soon. All the best.
keep going, Abubakar. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Shubra.
Rooting for you, Abubakar. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.