Mid Oct 2008

O recently visited Bah Hiya at her home in Kan, where she lives with her grandson Mai. Bah Hiya is 63 years old and works as a cook at a nearby school, often working 7 days a week. She has a minimal monthly income with which she has to pay rent and provide for herself and Mai. Her husband who was a cycle-rickshaw driver died recently. Her grandson Mai is 15 years old and attends a local school. O has provided Bah Hiya with assistance to help meet the costs of Mai’s schooling for the coming school term.

October, 2008

Latest Actions October, 2008

At the start of the month members from O visited Bah Sah at her rented home. Bah Sah is 72 years old and lives with her husband, who is 66 and works as a barber. They live with and their grandson Gon who is just 7 years old and is in Class 2 at the local government primary school. He had been living with his parents until they separated. His father is in jail. Now he lives with his grandparents who support him and send him to school on their meager income. O provided Bah Sah with some immediate relief money to assist her with the costs of Gon’s school expenses for the coming month and will continue to monitor their situation.