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Get Francis back on the road: my tuk-tuk repair fund
Francis drives for a living in Dasmariñas, and a broken transmission has stopped all income for 6 weeks.
🇵🇭 Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines1,191 views
I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 6 weeks ago the transmission failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $200. Without the vehicle I earn nothing.
I have been borrowing from friends to pay rent, and now I have run out of people to ask.
I support my wife and our newborn. Before the breakdown I worked twelve hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next six months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $200 goes:
• Towing and inspection: $30
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $25
• transmission replacement (parts): $145
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Francis
Thank you all. We're at 64% now ($128). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
Thank you all. We're at 50% now ($100). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts.
- Amanda Lúcia Melo 🇧🇷 · $90
- José N. Rivera 🇺🇸 · $90
- Dinda Kirana Halim 🇮🇩 · $50
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Francis all day after reading this. - Denpasar”
- Paul René Benoit 🇫🇷 · $28
“Blessings. Thought of Francis all day after reading this.”
- Vincenzo Tommaso Gentile 🇮🇹 · $10
“Get well soon. I'm in Messina, thinking of you. - Messina”
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Sending good thoughts, Francis. Shared this with my family. All the best.
Take care. Shared this with my family. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.
Take care, Francis. Hope the shop reopens soon. Blessings.
Small businesses are the heart of Dasmariñas. Hope you're open again soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Dasmariñas
Wishing you the best. Hope this works out for you. After 13 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Dasmariñas.
Good luck, Francis. Hope this works out for you. Take care.
Stay strong, Francis. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Epe.
Sending love. Hope you get there. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Kraków.