This widow from Layyah, living near the river, struggles to manage even the basic necessities. She is so impoverished that she borrows food to break her fasts. With small children and no means to earn, she is trapped in extreme poverty and illness.
فاقوں کا شکار بیوہ مریم اور بچے
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.
