Start-up fund for Yakubu: reopening a roadside café after floodwater

For three years I have run a roadside café in Ikeja. In September, floodwater took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Thursday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 3 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 $400 goes: • Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $100 • Working capital for the first month: $45 • Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $255 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.