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My tuk-tuk: Souad's only way to earn a living
Souad drives for a living in Cairo, and a broken suspension has stopped all income for 12 weeks.
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I make my living with my tuk-tuk. 12 weeks ago the suspension failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $255. 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 3 children. Before the breakdown I worked eleven 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 $255 goes:
• suspension replacement (parts): $185
• Labor charges: $45
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $20
• Towing and inspection: $5
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Souad
Updates from Souad
31% there. I met with the mechanic and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.
Quick update: $79 raised so far (31%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Thank you all. We're at 4% now ($10). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
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Best of luck, Souad. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
sending good thoughts, Souad. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Raleigh but we're thinking of you.
Thinking of you. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. We're a small family in Kinondoni but we're thinking of you. All the best
Thinking of you and your family, Souad. Shared this with my family. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
So sorry you're going through this, Souad. Hope you get there. Greetings from Manila.