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Help Leila replace the radiator and cooling system and return to work
Leila drives for a living in Cairo, and a broken radiator and cooling system has stopped all income for 5 weeks.
🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo, Egypt542 views
I make my living with my school-run minibus. 5 weeks ago the radiator and cooling system 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 wife and our newborn. 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.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $200 goes:
• radiator and cooling system replacement (parts): $70
• Labor charges: $55
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $30
• Towing and inspection: $45
Thanks for being kind about this.
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Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. Love from Dundee.
sending strength. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Cairo
Sending good thoughts, Leila. Small businesses are the heart of Cairo. Hope you're open again soon. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings.
Wishing you the best. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best
Best of luck. Small businesses are the heart of Cairo. Hope you're open again soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.