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Start-up fund for Itzel: reopening a small grocery stall after a storm that collapsed the roof
Itzel lost a cold-storage unit to a storm that collapsed the roof and needs $900 to reopen a small grocery stall and support the family.
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina1,525 views
For four years I have run a small grocery stall in Buenos Aires. In July, a storm that collapsed the roof took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Friday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 6 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 $900 goes:
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $620
• Initial stock: fresh produce: $190
• Working capital for the first month: $90
Glad we found this place.
- Itzel
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wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Sacramento this morning.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Buenos Aires.
Thank you. If you're in Buenos Aires I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great.
thanks for sharing this, Itzel. This could happen to any of us. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Santos.
Looking forward to the next update. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Buenos Aires.
You're not alone. Shared it with a few friends. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Bhopal.