Caring the uncared...
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Project Swasraya
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Project Swasraya is about giving a life of freedom - freedom from the bondage of external dependence. It is about caring for some one so that he can start to take care of himself. It is about helping some one so that he doesn't depend on help any more. Through Project Swasraya, we hope to give someone a chance to succeed in their life, to build their family and to fulfill their dreams.
Request #1
This is a request to help Joby, who is struggling to survive, to provide him a means to earn regular guaranteed income. About Joby Joby lost his mother when he was a child. His father left him and his brother when they were kids, effectively making them orphans. Now at 25, Joby is married and has a 4 year old kid, who unfortunately is paralyzed and having multiple congenital anomalies. They don't have any land or house and lives in a rented house, with public support. Joby's Current Situation Joby work as daily wage worker few days a week, which is non guaranteed. He makes a maximum of around Rs 500/- a week through this. Joby has to spend around Rs 2000/- every month for his daughters medical expense alone. He also has to pay rent. Currently he survives by outside help. How we can help Based on discussing with Joby and other elders from his Town, we are trying to raise money to buy an Auto Rickshaw for Joby. Joby already knows to drive this and has a licence for this. We estimate that this will give him a guaranteed stable income of atleast Rs 5000/-. The cost of an AutoRikshaw will come around Rs 50,000 ($1100) Contact Joby Joby's Address: Joby Thomas, Parankam Thottathil house, Inchappara Po, Koodal, Kerala. Contact Phone : +1-9447280725(Church). +1-9645869110 Supporting Documents Status Collections closed on July 28 2011. Total of INR 51,000 transferred to Jobby's account on August 25, 2011. Auto purchaced for INR 55,000/- Jobby's letter of thanks and acknowledgment Picture of Jobby with Autorikshaw Contribution List
Total USD : $425 Total INR : Rs 32500 (~$727) ----------------------------- Total : $1152 Share/Comment Small drops make a mighty ocean! Share this request with your friends and together we can make a difference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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