At each of our distributions in Pune, the children have
arrived accompanied usually by a parent and sometimes a grandparent. Yesterday we were privileged to meet and
speak, through an interpreter, with a grandmother who is raising two of her
grandchildren since the death of two of her adult children.
The eldest, a girl who is ten years old, lost her mother
when she was only 9 months old. Her
father left her to be cared for by his mother; he remarried however did not
take back his daughter.
The little grandson is now six years old and was orphaned
when both of his parents died close together from sickness. These two young children are cousins.
This grandmother supports her family, including her husband,
by cleaning houses. Her husband is
unable to work as he suffers from asthma.
He frequently visits the hospital due to asthma attacks.
Because of her exceptional circumstances, both children
received a bedkit. The grandmother was
so grateful for the bedkits; she said now, for the first time, the children
could have separate beds.
Here are some more pictures of the children we have met so far:
Team Pune 2015
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