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Get Olivia back on the road: my tuk-tuk repair fund
Olivia drives for a living in Soweto, and a broken rear axle has stopped all income for 10 weeks.
🇿🇦 Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa1,485 views
I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 10 weeks ago the rear axle failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $300. 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 two daughters and my mother. Before the breakdown I worked ten hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next three 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 $300 goes:
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $70
• rear axle replacement (parts): $200
• Towing and inspection: $30
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Olivia
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- Anonymous 🇦🇷 · $100
“Rooting for you. Thought of Olivia all day after reading this.”
- Reem Farah Slimani 🇲🇦 · $100
“You got this! - Marrakesh”
- Ellie Ayala 🇬🇧 · $29
- Wayne N. Pretorius 🇿🇦 · $25
“Get well soon. I'm in Ekurhuleni, thinking of you. - Ekurhuleni”
- Hamisi Odhiambo Shayo 🇺🇬 · $25
- Pedro L. Abad 🇵🇭 · $20
- Samantha N. Russell 🇺🇸 · $10
“Hang in there. Small amount but sent with love. - Tallahassee”
- Vilai Rungnapa Kittisak 🇹🇭 · $4
“All the best. - Phuket”
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