Remote work for South African mom

Hi everyone. I’m 29 single mom from South Africa, on the brink of eviction. I suffer from Multiple Sclerosis and high functioning Autism. This makes it very tough to work a 9to 5, but I do alright by myself at home.

I have been trying all the survey apps and fiver listings etc. every second angle on the usual stuff for probably two years now…

I find it difficult to get recruited…. especially given the fact that I only have a phone to my disposal. I have been trying to get a job in my small town and surrounding areas with no luck. People look down on my condition and discriminate heavily. I’m actually waiting for a CCMA meeting to take place because my previous manager told me that I was on drugs when she saw me convulsing and being unable to speak for a brief moment due to nerve damage caused by my condition… I am not trying to pull heart strings, I simply want to make it known that I really have been struggling and that general work ideas have been a total bust in the previous years…so in order to save both our time…

I am skilled in admin, data capture, driving, delivery, stock management, first aid…once started doing personal training. I am very artistic and I have done some marketing as well….even sales representative work and parts sourcing for mining companies and motorcycle companies, Toyota service reception and situation deescalation…I am computer literate as you can imagine….my skill set is as wide as you can teach me. I am dead serious about work. I often avoid socializing at work and try to focus on the task at hand.

I was thinking about digital illustration, however I am struggling to use the phone to illustrate, since the screen is so small. There is a good market for DnD character design as well as some other niches. I hope to one day buy a tablet for illustration, but until then .. I can also do some very basic illustration or I can make good copies of detailed physical artwork. I would have probably been making GIANT plushies if I had equipment 😄, just to give a basic idea of my personality.

Roblox streams and YT channels did not work out, Tik Tok didn’t push my content.

I can not express my exhaustion….

So far, I have tried freelance, recruiter sites, govt donation and intern jobs, game testing, website testing, surveys (and all the other ten things on that list) .. I promise you that I spend nights awake trying to research any and all opportunities…i might become a professional mourner at this stage the way I have been looking at strange job titles that might fit…🙊

The problem is that I give off uncanny valley because of my differences and that makes it weird for people to be around me… I am good at masking in front of clients, but my boss and co-workers almost always pick up on something being off about me, since they spend much more time around me….companies also don’t want to give me medical aid as this will be rather expensive….I am aware of this and trying to solve the problem by being my own source of income and creating distance between myself and the client or company, not by working any less. I don’t want to stop working. I just need to find that one title that sticks. I know that you guys don’t have quick fixes and magic buttons, but your ideas will help me to broaden my own view, regardless.

Anything helps. Even if you don’t have any suggestions, please pray for me. Thank you for your time..🙏🏻.