He Interviewed 3 pure water sellers and according to them: sometimes, it takes about 6 hours to sell 20 sachets of water which amounts to a total of N200 which is even less than a dollar now.
From the N200, the profit is only about N40 as the pure water sellers have to pay the wholesalers their money back as well as cover the price for ice block which was used to cool the water.

The long and short of it is that some of them make only N40 in 6 hours of hustling under the hot sun, risking their lives on express roads.

As if that isn't bad enough, when passengers and drivers reach the traffic stops, they prefer to dash N20, N50 or even N100 to beggars and fake sufferers who sometimes make about N1,500 a day doing nothing but begging, leaving them richer, luckier and safer than the pure water sellers who are young entrepreneurs serving the larger community with their trade, and trying to make ends meet.

So when next you are at a traffic stop, please:

1. Dash the pure water seller instead.

2. Buy pure water to patronise them and if the change is (N10, or even N20, you can leave it with them)

3. Say something nice to them. Greet them, encourage them.

4. Slow down, don't knock them down.

5. Even if you don't want to buy sachet water, when to buy, rather than ignoring them, you can look at them, smile and say "Thank you".

6. Enlighten any susceptible parents around you on the dangers of road side hawking among children.

7. We know that they are all striving to make ends meet; so PRAY for them.

8. It doesn't take much to be nice, just a good heart, and you already have it.

9. Some of the beggars actually do need your help, if you can, help both parties.

10. Always say a brief prayer before giving out alms.

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P.S: Though heavily edited, all credit goes to the good soul that started this campaign.
God bless you all.

this is right, never thought of it that way, these pure water hawkers are really trying, its quite sad the suffering they endure

I think dat can help Nigeria

And that is in line with a forwarded message I received this morning. It simply says INSTEAD OF BUYING YOUR RECHARGE CARDS THROUGH YOUR BANK, CONVENIENT AS IT IS, YOU SHOULD RATHER PLEASE BUY FROM YOUR NEIGHBOUR OR THAT STRUGGLING ROAD SIDE HAWKER, WHO THROUGH IT MAKES A LIVING. It made a lot of sense to me and I hope it does to someone here too.
God bless Nigeria!