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Start-up fund for Sofía: reopening a street-food cart after a fire in the building
Sofía lost a gas stove and two refrigerators to a fire in the building and needs $650 to reopen a street-food cart and support the family.
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For nine years I have run a street-food cart in Coyoacán. In December, a fire in the building took a gas stove and two refrigerators. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 3 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 $650 goes:
• Replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators: $430
• Initial stock: ingredients: $130
• Shop repairs and licensing: $90
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Sofía
Updates from Sofía
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- Roberto B. Ibáñez 🇺🇸 · $250
“Hope it all works out. Hope the April deadline works out. - El Paso”
- Emilio Morales 🇦🇷 · $100
“Only $100 but hope it helps. - Buenos Aires”
- Olivia K. Calloway 🇬🇧 · $100
“God bless. Thought of Sofía all day after reading this. - Birmingham”
- Kehinde Idowu 🇳🇬 · $73
- Anonymous 🇲🇦 · $50
“Wish I could do more - Tangier”
- Eli P. Bradley 🇺🇸 · $50
- René Antoine Dupont 🇨🇦 · $30
“Keep your head up. - Sherbrooke”
- Bennett D. Brennan 🇺🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20
- Danica A. Villanueva 🇵🇭 · $15
- Junaid Siddiqui 🇵🇰 · $10
- Landon G. Norwood 🇺🇸 · $10
“Rooting for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Bakersfield”
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $5
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Sofía.
Replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators is $430 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 3 people at work.
This could happen to any of us. Love from Toronto.
Keep going, Sofía. Hope you make a strong comeback. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.