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Help Janet replace the rear axle and return to work
Without my taxi Janet cannot work; a $200 repair would put her back on the road.
🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya1,056 views
I make my living with my taxi. 3 weeks ago the rear axle 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 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 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: $20
• rear axle replacement (parts): $115
• Labor charges: $65
Thank you for reading my story.
- Janet
Updates from Janet
We're at 57% thanks to 2 of you. I made the first payment toward rear axle replacement. More news soon.
- Bisma Humaira Mughal 🇵🇰 · $15
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $90
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $25
“Sending love. Thought of Janet all day after reading this. - Leeds”
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Thinking of you, Janet. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Embakasi.
hope you make a strong comeback. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Jakarta.
Wishing you peace. Small businesses are the heart of Embakasi. Hope you're open again soon. My husband and I read this together
It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Hialeah but we're thinking of you. Love from Hialeah
Sending good thoughts. Hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Aberdeen!
Rooting for you, Janet. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up. Thinking of Embakasi!
so sorry you're going through this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Pune.
Sending love. Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 28 people at work. Love from Pune.
Hope it all works out, Janet. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Thinking of Embakasi
Thinking of you and your family, Janet. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Kyiv so I could bring a meal