Ishrat Baji lives in a single-room house with her husband, son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren, a family of seven. Her son, once a capable young man, now suffers from an incurable illness caused by drug addiction. With no steady income, they rely on charity meals, barely enough to feed their family.
سات افراد – چار روٹیاں
Understanding the pain of lonely women is essential. Some women are either widows or have husbands lost in addiction who neglect the needs of their wives and children. Even when husbands are present, many subject their wives to such severe abuse and oppression that these women lose the will to live.
Razia Baji, a dedicated member of Shauoor Welfare Foundation, bore the responsibility of raising her orphaned granddaughters alone. These little girls had neither a mother nor a father, and there was no male support in their home.
When Naseem Baji first came to Shauoor Welfare Foundation, she was extremely distressed. Her husband, a daily wage laborer, had fallen from a scaffold, breaking both his legs, leaving him bedridden.
Shamshad Uncle sells papad to support his family. His wife and young son are mentally challenged, and due to his wife’s worst mentally condition, he also manages all household chores.
