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Start-up fund for Harumi: reopening a roadside café after floodwater

A roadside café in Nagoya needs help replacing an espresso machine and grinder after floodwater.

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For nine years I have run a roadside café in Nagoya. 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 Tuesday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 10 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 $3,150 goes: • Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $520 • Shop repairs and licensing: $280 • Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $2,350 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.

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