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Get Shilpa back on the road: my tuk-tuk repair fund
Shilpa drives for a living in Mumbai, and a broken clutch assembly has stopped all income for 6 weeks.
🇮🇳 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India702 views
I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 6 weeks ago the clutch assembly 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 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 four 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 $200 goes:
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $25
• Labor charges: $40
• clutch assembly replacement (parts): $135
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Shilpa
Updates from Shilpa
Thank you all. We're at 80% now ($160). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward clutch assembly replacement.
We're at 38% thanks to 3 of you. the plan for labor charges is now scheduled. More news soon.
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“Thought of Shilpa all day after reading this. - New Delhi”
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Sending strength, Shilpa. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Rooting for you, Shilpa. I hope things turn around soon. All the best.
Hope things get better soon, Shilpa. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Sending good thoughts, Shilpa. Looking forward to the next update.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Bucaramanga.