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Start-up fund for Nneka: reopening a flower stall after a fire in the building
Nneka lost display cabinets and a cooler to a fire in the building and needs $450 to reopen a flower stall and support the family.
🇳🇬 Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria678 views
For twelve years I have run a flower stall in Ikeja. In April, a fire in the building took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 5 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 $450 goes:
• Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $220
• Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $70
• Shop repairs and licensing: $100
• Working capital for the first month: $60
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Nneka
Good news. Because of your gifts ($20 in total) I made the first payment toward initial stock: seasonal flowers. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $25
- Josiah Schmidt 🇺🇸 · $50
- Abigail J. Lopez 🇦🇺 · $5
- Mpho C. Cele 🇿🇦 · $15
“Thinking of you. My brother told me about this one. - Johannesburg”
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hang in there, Nneka. Small businesses are the heart of Ikeja. Hope you're open again soon. Thinking of Ikeja.
Good luck, Nneka. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best.
Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Madina.
Best of luck. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Fort Worth.
Rooting for you, Nneka. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Coatzacoalcos.
You're not alone, Nneka. Hope this works out for you. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
You're not alone, Nneka. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings.
Hang in there. Hope the shop reopens soon. Love from Surabaya.
So sorry you're going through this, Nneka. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Lahore.
Wishing you the best, Nneka. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Córdoba.