A helping hand to 6 families in need in Kosovo

On Saturday 7^th May, Coronation day of our new King Charles III, we had the privilege of meeting an incredible young man, Muhamet age 17, who lives in the neighbourhood of Fushe Kosove, near Pristina in Kosovo. He lives with his mother, Luljeta aged 52 years, his father passed away two years ago and as a result Muhamet is described as an orphan.

Muhamet lives in a small, makeshift, dilapidated building, made of corrugated iron and other building materials which have been sourced locally.  Mohammet and his mother have some electricity through a cable connected to their neighbour’s house for which they pay 20-25 euros a month. They have a boiler but because of insufficient water pressure it does not work and therefor, they have no hot water in their home. They do not have a kitchen aa bathroom or a washing machine, they live and sleep in one room.

Muhamet is unable to work due to a lung disease as a result of working with his father for a number of years, collecting rubbish to sell and he never he went school. This caused significant damage to his lungs and he has been instructed by the doctor to not work for a year in that environment so that he may sufficient recovering before working together.

 His mother has type 2 diabetes and is struggling with her health. This is made worse by the fact that the household income is significantly low; Almedina, a community worker at the Ideas Partnership explained that the family receive 14 Euros from GlobalGiving each week towards food. This is not enough, they can only buy essentials such as oil, flour, salt and sugar, to have a healthy diet presently costs around 40-50 euros a week. The only other income the family receive is 110 euros every three months from The Islamic Relief Kosovo charity and this must cover their rent and bills. This is a desperate situation, the family are barely surviving. Families like these need more help, urgently!

When we asked Muhamet if he had anything else he wanted to share about his life he said ‘Thank you, may God reward and protect you, God bless you’. 

Mehmet's family from Fushe Kosova, is one of 3 families who benefit from the donations of the project A helping hand to 6 families in need in Kosovo. He lives together with his wife, their 4 children, his father and sister.

For Mehmet, it is very difficult to ensure the way of life that he wants to have first for his children and for the whole family in general. In his family, no one works and it is very difficult to provide morsels of bread for all members.

A few months ago, Mehmeti had an accident where he was very injured, and now he is being treated with many medications, but his father and sister are also very sick, and apart from the economic difficulties for food, there are more difficult to buy medicines for him, his father and his sister.

He said, "The burden of family expenses is very large, but it has become even more difficult for me after my accident, where, in addition to the great physical pain I am experiencing, my emotional state has become even more difficult."

He and his wife are trying hard so that their children do not have a life like now, they want their children to go to school, learn a lot and become independent.

Although it is very difficult to provide the children with the necessary materials for school, they are doing their best so that their children do not lack anything and attend school.

Mehmeti and his whole family are very grateful to all the donors who are helping them to overcome economic difficulties and they really want their children to one day help others in need.

Thank you very much donors

With love,

THE IDEAS PARTNERSHIP