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Start-up fund for Lourdes: reopening a fish stall after a long illness and repossession
A fish stall in Barranquilla needs help replacing a freezer and scales after a long illness and repossession.
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For twelve years I have run a fish stall in Barranquilla. In July, a long illness and repossession took a freezer and scales. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 1 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 $950 goes:
• Replacing a freezer and scales: $690
• Initial stock: the first catch: $75
• Shop repairs and licensing: $85
• Working capital for the first month: $100
Glad we found this place.
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- Adriana N. Medina 🇲🇽 · $100
- Katherine N. Freeman 🇺🇸 · $100
- Beatrice Nyambura Opio 🇰🇪 · $100
“Be well. Thought of Lourdes all day after reading this. - Nairobi”
- Larissa Adriana Rocha 🇧🇷 · $50
- Alejandra L. Ochoa 🇪🇸 · $50
- Chanida Onsri 🇹🇭 · $50
- Lúcia Débora Gomes 🇧🇷 · $50
- Paul Rousseau 🇫🇷 · $30
“Rooting for you. - Toulouse”
- Halima Aisha Lawal 🇳🇬 · $30
“Every little bit. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Abuja”
- Sanjay L. Chaudhary 🇮🇳 · $26
“Blessings. I'm in Jaipur, thinking of you.”
- Seyi Chukwuemeka Lasisi 🇳🇬 · $25
- Anonymous 🇰🇷 · $25
- Audrey T. Black 🇬🇧 · $20
- Dennis Edward Abdul 🇬🇭 · $16
“God bless. From Kumasi with love.”
- Malathi L. Nair 🇮🇳 · $15
- Oisin B. Gallagher 🇮🇪 · $10
- Ingrid Mariana Moraes 🇧🇷 · $10
- Marisol F. Guzmán 🇺🇸 · $10
- Sharmila Ayesha Mukherjee 🇬🇧 · $10
- Jonathan N. Pearson 🇨🇦 · $10
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Hang in there, Lourdes. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Abuja this morning. God bless.
Take care, Lourdes. Looking forward to the next update
Hope things get better soon, Lourdes. I hope things turn around soon. All the best