AMNA’S STORY | SCABIES FOR 16 MONTHS
Amna recently traveled about 18 miles with her children to come our medical Life Center. She told us that for 16 months she had suffered from scabies. Nothing had healed her. As a result, not even her own relatives would come to her house anymore. Her husband had died...
ULFAT’S STORY | POLICE TORTURE
The following is a report from our legal team that regularly deals with cases of injustice. Ulfat* is a single mother of six children. She has worked in Muslim houses for many years to look after her children. With tears in her eyes, she told us how many problems she...
HADIA’S STORY | BABY WITH PNEUMONIA
Hadia* is a 40-year-old refugee woman who we met through our staff that are working with refugees. Her 16-month-old boy was severely sick with a high grade fever. Our staff brought them to the Life Center medical clinic. Our doctor diagnosed the child with pneumonia...
RUKHSANA’S STORY | EARNING RESPECTFULLY
Rukhsana* is a 16-year-old girl from a village who loved sewing. But, as a villager, her father did not allow her to go to sewing school or pay fees. Instead, he preferred that she got married. However, Rukhsana’s mother knew that our sewing school was free and that...
HIRA’S STORY | DEFYING DISABILITY
14-year-old Hira* belongs to a very poor family in a village. Her father is a farmer, but a winter drought badly affected their crop, and they’re living hand-to-mouth. Unfortunately, Hira and her siblings are affected by an unknown condition causing developmental...
HAMEED’S STORY | ILL & ENSLAVED
Hameed* lives with his family at a brick kiln. At the beginning of December, the whole family fell sick with symptoms similar to influenza. Hameed, who was already living hand to mouth, did not have money to provide even food and warm clothes to his family, let alone...
SALMA’S STORY | UTERINE FIBROIDS
Salma is a regular patient at our medical clinic who we used to treat for diabetes and hypertension. Then, the past two months she was coming with the complaint of prolonged periods along and increased bleeding. She also experienced severe abdominal pain. Our...
FARZANA’S STORY | TREATING DENGUE FEVER
Farzana* first came to our medical clinic when her child was suffering from a high-grade fever. Our staff immediately checked him and gave him the required medication. The next day she returned again as Farzana came again with her child who was still suffering from...
SAJID’S STORY | NO HOPE IN SIGHT
Sajid* recently attended one of our mobile clinics at a brick kiln. His hands and feet were covered in mud as he came straight from making bricks. He had a fever, fatigue, and a cough with bleeding, which had already lasted for one month. Sajid said that he is the...
RABIA’S STORY | SEWING WITHOUT GLASSES
17-year-old Rabia* belongs to a very poor family. She is the eldest of five children, and her father is very sick. She enrolled in the sewing program to try to help her family and is very grateful to RAM for the opportunity. However, she has weak eyesight that makes...
SIMRA’S STORY | DIABETES & THYROID DISEASE
Simra* is a young Christian student in our sewing class. However, she always felt tired and irritated and did not show much interest in sewing. She was often absent from class due to sickness. She frequently took medication prescribed by a quack doctor at the...
NABILA’S STORY | THE BURDEN OF DAUGHTERS
Nabila* is an 18-year-old villager girl who lives in a mud house without any facilities. She has 6 sisters, but her parents have always considered them a burden. In Pakistan, a woman’s parents are expected to pay her groom’s family a significant dowry. Three of her...
PROJECT UPDATE | NEW MOTORBIKE
Earlier this year, we shared the need for a new motorbike with you all. Thanks to your generous support, RAM now has one! Our Cosmovision Center, where we offer medical care, vocational training, and legal assistance, is located in a more rural area close to those we...
HUMA’S STORY | SEWING INCOME TO CONTINUE STUDYING
18-year-old Huma,* who comes from a village, joined our sewing school because of her family’s poor financial condition. Though it’s only been four months since she joined our vocational training sewing program, she has already begun earning from her new skills. She...
ZAINAB’S STORY | FORCED TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL
16-year-old Zainab* was forced to drop out of school after being unable to pay her tuition for four months. She wants to study and join the police force, but her family is not able to pay the fees and transportation as her father is an auto rickshaw driver. However,...
MAIRA’S STORY | TRAINING OFFERS HOPE FOR FAMILY
PROJECT UPDATE | SOLAR PANEL SYSTEM
Thanks to your generous support and the help of our partners, RAM now has solar panels! The system is powerful enough to support the entire Sablone House during the day. For the evening and nights, four large tubular batteries were installed. This project was crucial...
RELIEF FOR CHRISTIANS IN JARANWALA BEGINS
Thanks to your generous support as well as a partnership with AMG International, we have begun relief work for the victims of the Jaranwala attack that destroyed or vandalized the homes of over 100 Christian families. A member of our staff personally met with the...
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