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Young Man Takes Basic Construction Job to Pay for School Uniform

Friday, February 05, 2021 at 4:08 PM by Kelly Lippke

- A young man has got the support of many when they saw the hard work he subjected himself to so he could afford a school uniform and shoes

- People expressed their readiness to sponsor him and make his life easier so he does not have to work that hard any more

- It was, however, unfortunate that the young man could not respond quickly as he said he does not have a bank account yet

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A young man with the Twitter handle @kieran222003 has inspired a lot of people on social media after sharing his success story. The man said he served as a labourer on a site and made some money to buy himself a new school uniform.

In the pictures he shared, one could see that he also got new shoes. The first and second frames showed him carrying out building work.

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People were really amazed by high sense of responsibility and hard work as they asked how they could help him.

See his tweet below:

As at the time of writing this report, his tweet had over 53,000 likes and over 7,000 retweets from tweeps who showed him much love.

Briefly.co.za compiled some of the reactions below:

@MO_GA_LE said:

"DM me your contact details. Lemme give you pocket money every month."

@fulungwana said:

"Send me your account for another shirt."

@EASYGROWNMENTAL said:

"Kindly send us statement for your school fees. We would like to assist you with fees."

Young man goes petty construction work, makes money to buy himself new school uniform, sandals — The young man got much attention from people who wanted to help him. Photo source: @kieran222003
Source: UGC

@Bonisile_RMS said:

"Dude, DM your digits or drop them here. I can arrange to get you some more pair of pants and a long sleeve jersey. Winter is coming. Also, where are you based?"

@fabricate said:

"You remind of myself... I used to do gardening and painting jobs. I didn't care what my peers were saying because I knew my situation was temporary. Today I am a proud owner of this unit with a good job. Never give up, keep working hard. The future is bright. Good luck!!!"