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Get Yoko back on the road: my tuk-tuk repair fund

Yoko's my tuk-tuk is Yoko's only source of income and needs a gearbox replacement costing $1,550.

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Yoko Rin Ando
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Tokyo
I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 6 weeks ago the gearbox failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $1,550. 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 eleven 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 $1,550 goes: • gearbox replacement (parts): $1,050 • Labor charges: $155 • Road tax and insurance renewal: $230 • Towing and inspection: $115 Thank you for reading my story.

Updates from Yoko

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($951 in total) the plan for labor charges is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. We're at 33% thanks to 12 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

  • Lydia Ross 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Narong Promsri 🇹🇭 · $10

    “Every little bit. Please keep us posted. - Khon Kaen”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $15

    “Wishing you the best. I'm in Santos, thinking of you.”

  • Piper W. Avila 🇦🇺 · $5

    “Hope it all works out. Hope the September deadline works out. - Wollongong”

  • John K. Andrews 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Obinna Victor Yusuf 🇳🇬 · $51

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Yoko all day after reading this. - Nsukka”

  • Sharon N. Radcliffe 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Bukola Ngozika Balogun 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Renata M. Zamora 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Lata N. Prajapati 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Ketki H. Wagh 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Isabella Tran 🇦🇺 · $10

    “Thought of Yoko all day after reading this. - Sydney”

  • Zahid Tareq Uddin 🇧🇩 · $100
  • Faruk Bappy Bhuiyan 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Deepa P. Gurjar 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Lily W. Washington 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Louise Émilie Jacquet 🇫🇷 · $10
  • Nathan Louis Mathieu 🇫🇷 · $10

    “Sending love. Thought of Yoko all day after reading this. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

  • Ronnie T. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $75

    “Hope things get better. From Davao City with love. - Davao City”

  • Jagadish J. Ramachandran 🇮🇳 · $4.50

    “God bless. - Jalandhar”

Reviews

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    Very responsive and caring

    This is the kind of person who restores your faith in humanity. They didn't just offer help; they genuinely cared about my wellbeing and followed through on every commitment.

  • Jameson F. Rice🇨🇦Verified donor
    Went above and beyond

    The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.

  • Nova M. Weaver🇬🇧Verified helper
    Very responsive and caring

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

  • Yana Marina Nikitin🇷🇺Verified donor
    Truly grateful for the support

    I was skeptical at first, but this person proved to be reliable and genuinely interested in helping. Their response time was incredible and their solutions were practical.

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  • Thinking of you, Yoko. Looking forward to the next update. I hope September is when things finally get easier. God bless.

    • Hope it all works out, Yoko. This could happen to any of us. Take care.

      • Rooting for you, Yoko. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours

        • Best of luck, Yoko. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care.

          • Sending love, Yoko. Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted.

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