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Tizita needs an espresso machine and grinder to reopen a roadside café
A roadside café in Bahir Dar needs help replacing an espresso machine and grinder after floodwater.
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For three years I have run a roadside café in Bahir Dar. In August, 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 Monday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 12 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 $550 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $430
• Working capital for the first month: $60
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $60
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Tizita
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“You got this. Thought of Tizita all day after reading this. - Nottingham”
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Sending strength. Small businesses are the heart of Bahir Dar. Hope you're open again soon. My husband and I read this together.