Tuktuk taxi helps Lebanese mother earn extra income
STORY: This Lebanese mom drives
a tuktuk to make a living
Locator: Sidon, Lebanon
TUKTUK DRIVER, HALA MOHAMMED AL-YAMAN, SAYING:
"I sold my gold to get it because I couldn't afford it. Cost of living is very expensive, making a living is difficult, the dollar is increasing - and this is all affecting us. I have rent, expenses and so."
Yaman is a single mother of three
Her daughter convinced her to
buy the vehicle a few months ago
Now she drives women
and children around the city
CUSTOMER, FATIMA SANTINA, SAYING:
"It is encouraging because it's a woman driving the tuktuk. It is more affordable and she can also drive it around in narrow streets as shortcuts. It is easier. And we encourage her since she is a woman driving it and she is the first, it is nice to encourage people doing new things."
Riders say they feel safer
with a woman driver
and that it's much
cheaper than a car taxi
as fuel prices have skyrocketed
amid Lebanon's economic crisis