October 18, 2025

Orphanhood is a very difficult reality to face. After her husband’s death, Fauzia Baji’s life has been surrounded by hardship. Her resources have run out, and she is unable to meet her children’s expenses.

Shakeela Bibi is currently in iddat (the period of mourning after her husband’s death), and her young son goes to the city to work as a laborer to make ends meet. But poverty has pushed their lives to the brink of starvation.