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Hiwot needs my motorbike repaired to get back to work in Hawassa
Without my motorbike Hiwot can't work; a $250 repair would put her back on the road.
🇪🇹 Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia735 views
I make my living with my motorbike. 7 weeks ago the radiator and cooling system failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $250. 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 family of five. Before the breakdown I worked nine 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 $250 goes:
• radiator and cooling system replacement (parts): $135
• Labor charges: $30
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $40
• Towing and inspection: $45
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Hiwot
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- Roman Netsanet Abate 🇪🇹 · $25
“Be well. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Adama”
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $15
“Thought of Hiwot all day after reading this. - Istanbul”
- Jahid Shuvo Howlader 🇧🇩 · $10
- Elsa Karlsson 🇸🇪 · $5
“Best of luck. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Malmö”
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Thanks for sharing this, Hiwot. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Hawassa.