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Get Nakato back on the road: my tuk-tuk repair fund
Without my tuk-tuk Nakato can't work; a $150 repair would put her back on the road.
🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania1,461 views
I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 10 weeks ago the engine head gasket failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $150. 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 younger brothers and sisters. 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.
All money will go toward the parts and labor on the estimate, with a small amount for road tax and insurance renewal.
Where the $150 goes:
• engine head gasket replacement (parts): $115
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $30
• Towing and inspection: $5
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Nakato
Updates from Nakato
Update from Dar es Salaam: I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts. We're at 67% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Update from Dar es Salaam: I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts. We're at 30% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Nakato
- Gustavo T. Gómez 🇲🇽 · $50
- Mohammad Tanvir Mukherjee 🇮🇳 · $57
- Recep Burak Duman 🇹🇷 · $15
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $5
- Wayne R. Ross 🇺🇸 · $20
“Blessings. Thought of Nakato all day after reading this. - San Antonio”
- Sanket D. Gokhale 🇮🇳 · $25
- Sita C. Prajapati 🇮🇳 · $10
- Fabrice Quentin Remy 🇫🇷 · $20
- Clodagh G. Kavanagh 🇮🇪 · $10
“Take care of yourselves. Hope you get the rest soon. - Galway”
- Althea Samuels 🇯🇲 · $15
“Every little bit. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Spanish Town”
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Hope things get better soon, Nakato. Hope the shop reopens soon. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out.