NORRA’S STORY | FOOD KIT CAMPAIGN FOR BRICK KILN WORKERS
This holiday season, would you partner with us to support starving brick kiln workers in dire need? One brick kiln worker, Norra, has three girls and recently gave birth to a young boy. Due to severe smog, the government shut down work at the brick kiln where they...
SHAUKAT’S STORY | DENGUE FEVER
Shaukat, who works as a laborer, recently came to our medical Life Center with severe body pains and a high-grade fever. Due to his fever, he was unable to work for two days. There was nothing left in his house to eat because he had not earned anything in the past...
WELL PUMP REPLACED IN JARANWALA
Last August, during extremist attacks on the Christian community in Jaranwala, one woman's water pump was stolen. As there is no public water system in her community, she needed a water pump, or well. Without her own well access, she had to use a neighbor's water...
NOOR’S STORY | Back in Business
Noor is a young hardworking Christian woman living in Jaranwala who has faced many hardships for her age. Before religious violence destroyed her home and livelihood in Jaranwala last August, Noor was running a beauty parlor.During the attack, Noor and her family hid...
WASEEM’S STORY | NEW FOOD CART
Young Christian Waseem holds a 3-year diploma in baking and fast food. He was running a small setup in Jaranwala selling fast food last August when a mob attacked his town over blasphemy allegations. During the attack, not only was his house burnt but also his baking...
IMRAN’S STORY | BACK IN BUSINESS
Last August, Imran's house was burned during the widespread mob violence against Christians in Jaranwala. A Christian tailor, Imran worked from his home, where he stored his clients' fabric. Unfortunately, he lost all his Muslim clients who demanded compensation for...
AMNA’S STORY | SCABIES FOR 16 MONTHS
Amna recently traveled about 18 miles with her children to come our medical Life Center. She told us that for 16 months she had suffered from scabies. Nothing had healed her. As a result, not even her own relatives would come to her house anymore. Her husband had died...
ULFAT’S STORY | POLICE TORTURE
The following is a report from our legal team that regularly deals with cases of injustice. Ulfat* is a single mother of six children. She has worked in Muslim houses for many years to look after her children. With tears in her eyes, she told us how many problems she...
HADIA’S STORY | BABY WITH PNEUMONIA
Hadia* is a 40-year-old refugee woman who we met through our staff that are working with refugees. Her 16-month-old boy was severely sick with a high grade fever. Our staff brought them to the Life Center medical clinic. Our doctor diagnosed the child with pneumonia...
RUKHSANA’S STORY | EARNING RESPECTFULLY
Rukhsana* is a 16-year-old girl from a village who loved sewing. But, as a villager, her father did not allow her to go to sewing school or pay fees. Instead, he preferred that she got married. However, Rukhsana’s mother knew that our sewing school was free and that...
HIRA’S STORY | DEFYING DISABILITY
14-year-old Hira* belongs to a very poor family in a village. Her father is a farmer, but a winter drought badly affected their crop, and they’re living hand-to-mouth. Unfortunately, Hira and her siblings are affected by an unknown condition causing developmental...
HAMEED’S STORY | ILL & ENSLAVED
Hameed* lives with his family at a brick kiln. At the beginning of December, the whole family fell sick with symptoms similar to influenza. Hameed, who was already living hand to mouth, did not have money to provide even food and warm clothes to his family, let alone...
SALMA’S STORY | UTERINE FIBROIDS
Salma is a regular patient at our medical clinic who we used to treat for diabetes and hypertension. Then, the past two months she was coming with the complaint of prolonged periods along and increased bleeding. She also experienced severe abdominal pain. Our...
FARZANA’S STORY | TREATING DENGUE FEVER
Farzana* first came to our medical clinic when her child was suffering from a high-grade fever. Our staff immediately checked him and gave him the required medication. The next day she returned again as Farzana came again with her child who was still suffering from...
SAJID’S STORY | NO HOPE IN SIGHT
Sajid* recently attended one of our mobile clinics at a brick kiln. His hands and feet were covered in mud as he came straight from making bricks. He had a fever, fatigue, and a cough with bleeding, which had already lasted for one month. Sajid said that he is the...
RABIA’S STORY | SEWING WITHOUT GLASSES
17-year-old Rabia* belongs to a very poor family. She is the eldest of five children, and her father is very sick. She enrolled in the sewing program to try to help her family and is very grateful to RAM for the opportunity. However, she has weak eyesight that makes...
SIMRA’S STORY | DIABETES & THYROID DISEASE
Simra* is a young Christian student in our sewing class. However, she always felt tired and irritated and did not show much interest in sewing. She was often absent from class due to sickness. She frequently took medication prescribed by a quack doctor at the...
NABILA’S STORY | THE BURDEN OF DAUGHTERS
Nabila* is an 18-year-old villager girl who lives in a mud house without any facilities. She has 6 sisters, but her parents have always considered them a burden. In Pakistan, a woman’s parents are expected to pay her groom’s family a significant dowry. Three of her...
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