ROME – The wheels of Baobab Street Food, a small migrant food business, are at risk of falling off after their catering truck was vandalised and their insurers vanished from the scene. The company are desperately trying to raise funds in order to repair their vehicle and resume their work.

 Baobab Street Food, run by Lamine Ka alongside several young migrants from Senegal, Eritrea, Bangladesh and Gambia, blends diverse African cuisines together with Italian dishes to bring a unique taste to Rome’s streets from the back of a small, fully equipped Ape Car Piaggio.

 The young chefs bring a creative passion to their cooking with a philosophy focussed around high quality produce made with local and organic ingredients. They have appeared at various street food festivals and are often hired for private events.

 The dream they have worked so hard to create, however, has come to an abrupt halt.

 Once a year, Mr Ka heads back to his home country, Senegal, to spend time with his family. Yet, following his most recent trip he discovered his vehicle vandalised, having left it in a private car park in Rome while out of the country. “The starter motor, the battery and the hydraulic pump were broken”, he explained, derailing the business as a result, whilst the garage owner has refuted any accountability for the incident.

 Despite holding sufficient data of the payment, the insurers of Baobab Street Food disappeared and Mr Ka confessed “Our only dream, our only hope, unfortunately, has been destroyed”.

 The group have set a target of raising 5,000 euros to get their truck back on the road, stressing that they “will never give up”, whilst acknowledging their desperation for any help, loan or initial funding.

 Please follow the link below if you'd like to contribute in helping Baobab Street Food make a swift return.

 https://www.gofundme.com/help-lamine-get-his-truck-back

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