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My taxi: Aisha's only way to earn a living

Aisha drives for a living in Kampala, and a broken clutch assembly has stopped all income for 8 weeks.

🇺🇬 Kampala, Central Region, Uganda761 views
Aisha Esther Otieno
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Kampala
I make my living with my taxi. 8 weeks ago the clutch assembly 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 twelve 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: • Road tax and insurance renewal: $25 • clutch assembly replacement (parts): $155 • Labor charges: $20 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
#livelihood#repair#driver#employment

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  • Jonathan J. Roberts

    hope things get better soon, Aisha. Shared it with a few friends. God bless

    • Enzo Diego Santos

      Thanks for sharing this, Aisha. I hope things turn around soon. My husband and I read this together.

      • Josiane Tatiane Gomes

        Thinking of you and your family, Aisha. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Kampala.

        • Marilyn Ortega

          thinking of you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Kampala.

          • Roman Hayes

            Wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.

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