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Isaac needs my tuk-tuk repaired to get back to work in Lagos
Isaac drives for a living in Lagos, and a broken suspension has stopped all income for 10 weeks.
🇳🇬 Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria731 views
I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 10 weeks ago the suspension 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 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.
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:
• suspension replacement (parts): $110
• Labor charges: $35
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $55
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Isaac
We're at 60% thanks to 3 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
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- Allison K. Carlson 🇳🇿 · $46
“Sending love. Small amount but sent with love. - Auckland”
- Krishna N. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $20
“Thought of Isaac all day after reading this. - Chennai”
- Mary Grace L. Reyes 🇵🇭 · $16.50
- Andrés H. Álvarez 🇨🇴 · $10
- Olga Konstantinou 🇬🇷 · $5
“From my family to yours. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Athens”
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Stay strong, Isaac. Looking forward to the next update. After 29 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Nagpur.
You're not alone. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Kansas City.
looking forward to the next update. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Lagos
Hang in there, Isaac. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.
Hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 28 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.