Start-up fund for Valérie: reopening a bicycle repair shop after floodwater
Valérie has run a bicycle repair shop for three years; floodwater destroyed the equipment, and $1,450 will put it back on its feet.
Updates from Valérie
Good news. Because of your gifts ($309 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Small update. $246 so far, we've started the first stage.
Thank you all. We're at 13% now ($185). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
- Komal L. Nanda 🇮🇳 · $66.50
- Ezekiel C. Grant 🇬🇧 · $52.50
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $50
- Nonso Ikenna Okafor 🇳🇬 · $50
“God bless. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Asaba”
- Courtney C. Ashworth 🇺🇸 · $50
“Hope things get better. Please keep us posted. - Oakland”
- Wayne K. Lewis 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anonymous 🇬🇷 · $25
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
“Every little bit. Thought of Valérie all day after reading this.”
- Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $23
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $20
- Shanice F. Chetty 🇿🇦 · $20
- Ariana P. Romero 🇺🇸 · $20
“Thought of Valérie all day after reading this. - Sacramento”
- Mary Grace K. Villanueva 🇺🇸 · $18
- Marlene Ursula Schubert 🇩🇪 · $15
“Take care of yourselves. I'm in Karlsruhe, thinking of you.”
- Massimo Pagano 🇮🇹 · $10
- Eduardo N. Sandoval 🇪🇸 · $10
“Hope this helps - Girona”
- Odhiambo Kato 🇹🇿 · $8
“Praying for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Zanzibar City”
- Ayu Gita Permana 🇮🇩 · $5
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I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. We're a small family in Chiang Mai but we're thinking of you.
thinking of you and your family. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Lahore.
You're not alone, Valérie. This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.