Disaster Response India Project #38274

Sheltering the flood affected in Kerala, India

by Hope

Project Report | May 2, 2022
Promises getting materialised!

By Dr Fr George Kannanthanam | Founder-Director

A family with new hope...

Building a home for Ms. Reeja a 19-year-old young lady starting to begin her life with her two little sisters was our report for the last quarter….. work has been difficult during a pandemic, So we have finally gotten some progress in the last 30 days we have the walls up and the roof being placed during last 15 days. We did mention that the house construction would be over during this time of reporting. Unseen delay and financial constraints have postponed the work and will surely be completed with the support of kind-hearted donors like you.

Thank you to all of you who support us in this most important work, we could not do it without you!

We have a new case study for a housing project, which we started last week.

Anne aged 56 years, is suffering from cancer and lives with her husband and three daughters. The younger daughters were married off and are staying separately. The eldest daughter is a divorcee and has a daughter who is also a mentally retarded child (MR).

Anne, her husband, and the elder daughter along with her disabled child is living in a rented house. Her husband had a Stroke and he is bedridden and cannot work. Her elder daughter who is with her also has a tumor in the ovary. Unfortunately, the whole family is unwell and has no source of income to live on. Their day-to-day expenses, rent, and medical expenses are more than what they can afford. Her second daughter managed to seek help and was supported by her parish and kind-hearted people who purchase 5 cents of land which was registered in her mother's name and happens to be very close to her house.

We sincerely request your support and help to build a house for this family in this plot that can provide shelter to 4 sick helpless people who desperately need a house. They will never be in a position to build a house of their own in their lifetime. Hoping to have their prayers heard and thank God for having given us an opportunity to lay the foundation for this house during the last week.

Once again thank you all for your generous support and encouragement.

Let Everyone be sheltered!

Reeja's house main slab work....

The Roof is completed...

Land Purchased for Anne

Blessing for the new house...

The corner stone to be laid...

The prayers for the new house.

Strong start.....

Foundation Framework..

The First Mile Stone Crossed...

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Jan 1, 2022
Supporting a family to promise there's life ahead!

By Dr Fr George Kannanthanam | Founder - Director

A family which needs support!

REEJA, KOTTAKOMBIL (H) MUTTIL (P.O),KOLAVAYAL

Ms. Reeja a 19-year-old young lady starting to begin her life with her loved one’s is instead completely dejected in life without hopes and has no direction to look forward …

Her family now Is her only two younger sisters. Her sister Vishnupriya 16-year-old studying in the 11th and Sreelakshmi 15-year-old studying in the 10th std. They lost their caring and loving mother to cancer five years ago. The family survived on the meager income earned by their father - a driver by profession. But her father too had been suffering from cancer for quite some years and unfortunately, he also passed away 9 days ago. We met this family in the month of October 2021.

The three naive and loving children are left to fate, with no one to comfort and protect them. They don’t even have a decent and safe house to stay. They had a house with a plastic sheet to protect them from rain and the scouring heat of the sun. The situation has changed completely now, leaving the young ones depending on themselves as their dear father is no more. They are left orphaned without shelter and at the mercy of their neighbors. They don’t feel safe enough to live there anymore, since all the three grownup girls fear the furious world. The house does not have proper windows or doors for their security. It’s in a very pathetic condition, it pours in during the rain. They have about 1000 sq ft foundation laid to build a house 15 years ago but could not build or try to complete the work since all their family earnings would drain towards the medical expenses used for treating their mother. They own 21 cents of land and have not received any financial support from the government either to build a house to date.

Reeja is a second-year degree student and she is a disabled child. She had to have her arm amputated below the elbow due to the medical negligence of the medical practitioner during her birth. All three children are very good at studies - Vishnupriya scored full marks in her SSLC during last year’s examination.

A safe living environment and support are needed for this family to keep their lives moving for the years to come. In this current situation, the need of the hour is a safe house for them to stay. The children need the help of good samaritans to move on with their lives.

We had an opportunity to visit this family and understand their need for a helping hand and support in setting their lives. We intend to be of support to them and are trying to raise funds to build a house for these children, who desperately need a place to live safely. We laid the foundation stone for this house by God’s grace and have completed it as well. We hope to complete this project God willing before the next quarterly report.

We are seeking help from generous and kind donors like you to have the dream fulfilled to these “Little Angels“. God bless you all abundantly and wish you all a happy and prosperous year 2022 ahead.

"Let Everyone have a Shelter"

Reeja, Vishupriya and Sreelashmi

The Stone to shelter these angels are laid.

The Shoulders to support...

A message of confidence to protect their needs....

A strength of togetherness for a cause

The family with a new beginning.....

The Foundation is completed by the grace of God!

The sign of security placed for the house...

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Sep 3, 2021
Completed the last episode!

By Dr Fr George Kannanthanam | Founder - Director

The deserving prayer

We had stopped our last report mentioning this family....

A recap

A family completely lost hope and is terminally ill. Sundaran 65 years old, a cancer patient lives with this wife who is also suffering from different ailments. Sundaran has been seeking treatment for cancer for many years. The couple’s only son- Sajeevan (35) is a hemophilia patient who can never be cured. Sajeevan will not be able to do any work physically. Every two months he needs a blood transfusion done. The cost of an injection that he needs on a routine is around rupees 3,000 per day and needs 2 or 3 injections a day.

During the floods of 2018, there was a landslide near their house, and the Government Geological Department reported that it’s not safe to live there and the land was declared uninhabitable and they were asked to vacate as part of the report.

Although Rs 10 lakh was received through the Life mission project, it cost them Rs 10 lakh to buy 5 cents of land near to the hospital surrounding, facilitating medical reach for their son at the doorstep. Kindhearted people supported to put-up a 500 sq ft foundation, which was completed. The family does not have any kind of financial savings to complete the subsequent work. Sundaran prays that his son gets a safe place to live after their death. In the current situation, the government medical support, rations, and food kits provided by the locals are helping them.

Now it’s our turn to support this family and we have agreed to take up this project, still, now we are unable to get any sponsor for this house, mainly due to the pandemic issues and corporates not functioning fully. It's our humble request to the GlobalGiving donors to help us raise funds for this project before the rainy season so that they can stay in a safe and comfortable place. Awaiting all your blessings, prayers, and God's grace to see this family in their new house. It will be our great pleasure to mention this project accomplished in our next quarterly report........

Even during this pandemic, we are happy to mention that the prayers are always answered to the needy. we have completed the house and have handed over the house. due to heavy rain and covid protocol, we could not have a formal inauguration. we request all your prayers for this family.

Thanks for all your support and help.

Let us Shelter the homeless.

Awaiting to find a shelter....

Building up hopes....

Reaching heights

On completion

Handing over the dream....

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