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Start-up fund for Varun: reopening a small grocery stall after a fire in the building

Varun has run a small grocery stall for fifteen years; a fire in the building destroyed the equipment, and $550 will put it back on its feet.

🇮🇳 Ludhiana, Punjab, India690 views
Varun B. Sandhu
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Ludhiana
For fifteen years I have run a small grocery stall in Ludhiana. In July, a fire in the building took a cold-storage unit. 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 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. Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go. Where the $550 goes: • Initial stock: fresh produce: $70 • Replacing a cold-storage unit: $450 • Shop repairs and licensing: $30 Thanks for reading all this. - Varun

Updates from Varun

  1. We're at 16% thanks to 4 of you. I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. More news soon. - Varun

  • Ren Toru Ishikawa 🇯🇵 · $6

    “Hang in there. Only $6 but hope it helps. - Tokyo”

  • Seul-gi Park 🇰🇷 · $29

    “Every little bit. Please keep us posted. - Incheon”

  • Beata Magdalena Tomaszewski 🇵🇱 · $25

    “Happy to help. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Kraków”

  • Vida Eunice Quartey 🇬🇭 · $5

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Varun all day after reading this. - Obuasi”

  • Erik Maarten Van Dam 🇳🇱 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Varun all day after reading this. - Amsterdam”

  • Gerardo T. Fernández 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Hugo A. Sánchez 🇨🇴 · $50

    “Stay strong. Hope the November deadline works out. - Medellín”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇷 · $20
  • Manuel H. Rivera 🇵🇭 · $10

    “Sending love. Thought of Varun all day after reading this. - Lapu-Lapu”

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  • Praying for you, Varun. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

    • Best of luck, Varun. Small businesses are the heart of Ludhiana. Hope you're open again soon. Blessings.

      • Khalid Jamal BakrVerified organization

        You're not alone, Varun. Hope you make a strong comeback. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Ludhiana.

        • Praying for you. Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from San Jose!

          • take care. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

            • take care. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

              • Hope things get better soon, Varun. Hope you make a strong comeback. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.

                • hope it all works out, Varun. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Lapu-Lapu.

                  • Stella A. HughesID verified

                    Thanks for sharing this, Varun. Hope you make a strong comeback. Love from Mombasa

                    • Wishing you the best, Varun. Shared it with a few friends. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Nuremberg.

                      • Good luck, Varun. Hope you get there. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

                        • Wishing you the best, Varun. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Accra.

                          • Stay strong, Varun. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Miami!

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