By Julia Matthew | Managing Director
Dear Patron,
This is Neha's (Name changed) story.
Neha hails from a small village in Maharashtra, India. Her family got her married at the age of 14 since they considered her as a burden. She along with her husband migrated to Goa in search of job to keep them alive. Their living condition was very miserable as they hardly could eat one meal a day and no proper shelter and were staying in an open area near the bus stop. Within 5 years of their marriage, her husband passed away leaving Neha and his 3 little children to beg. Neha’s father is alcoholic and does not want to support Neha and her children nor does any of her family members want to help her. Neha became very helpless and used to beg on the street with her 3 children. There were times they had to remain hungry for the entire day. One of the local police seeing her begging every day felt pity and decided to contact House of Hope - Women’s shelter where she could get some sort of assistance. Our staffs spoke with her and encouraged her to stay in women’s shelter. We have also admitted her 3 children in our children’s home where they are getting all the basic needs and are well nourished. Under the aegis of El Shaddai her 3 children are also enrolled in school and are learning to speak in Hindi and English. Staffs in-charge of the shelter have gone out of their way to help and comfort her. It has been 1 year she is staying with us. She is very active with her chores and routine, keeps herself clean which at one time seemed all impossible. She is also a loving mother despite all odds.
We hope Neha can start her life afresh for her children and herself, become independent some day!
We are so very thankful to you for helping our project. Lives of many women and their children are changing every day because of the people like you.
We are grateful for your generosity and commitment. In this difficult time, your active support is very important to encourage the work done by our organization building lives free from discrimination and violence.
Warm regards,
El Shaddai Charitable Trust
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