Project Report
| Apr 13, 2021
Raheema - back to being a super mom!
By Fauzia Aziz | Manager Resource Development
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Raheema is a housewife who hails from Daddu, Sindh. Her husband is a daily wage earner. Raheema’s parents chose not to send her to school due to social stigmas attached to education. She enjoys looking after her children and being the best mother she can be. She busies herself in cutting grass for the cattle they own and enjoys travelling to visit her family members in villages nearby.
One year ago, Raheema felt that her daily chore of cutting grass for the cattle was becoming increasingly difficult due to her eyesight deteriorating. She also felt like everyday tasks were taking longer than usual as she could not see properly. She was becoming irritable because she did not know the reason and nothing seemed to help. Community members told her to be patient and some even alluded that it was all in her head.
Not being able to look after her children properly and just the thought of evenutally becoming dependent on others was taking a toll on Raheema and there were no local clinics she could go to for a checkup. Her biggest concern was for her children as who would look after them if she went blind.
When her relatives in Gambat, learnt of her situation they urged her to visit the LRBT facility there and get herself examined. At LRBT Raheema underwent a thorough examination and was diagnosed with cataract. She was proposed a date for surgery and provided medicines. She underwent a successful surgery and is now able to go back to leading a fulfilling life and seeing her children grow up.
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Dec 15, 2020
Sabra - a high school teacher!
By Fauzia Aziz | Manager Resource Development
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Sabra, a school teacher wakes up every day with a twinkle in her eyes ready to tackle head on the million questions her pupils regale her with daily. She uses colorful chalks to channel and focus their attention to the board. To her, focus is everything yet she started losing hers when she was unable to read the board from even a few feet away.
Belonging to a small town where female’s roles were defined to the kitchen she was already challenging the norms. It was when she feared for her sight that her perseverance and courage was put to the test. Determined to keep on pursuing her passion for teaching she set out to find a cure for her eye ailment.
Someone advised her to go to LRBT Karachi. She came with diminished vision but hope shining out brightly from her beautiful eyes. For the first time in her life she was treated as an equal and quality care was given to her with respect and dignity irrespective of her gender. Today she is once again surrounded by her beloved students and tells them how hope and perseverance can overcome any obstacle.
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Aug 25, 2020
Mona a single parent was losing her sight
By Fauzia Aziz | Manager resource developement
A widow whose husband passed away three years ago, Mona is now solely responsible for raising her 13 year old daughter and 4 year old son. After her husband’s death, it became extremely difficult to make ends meet. Her children had to drop out of school and were now deprived of basic education due to financial strain. A neighbour helped Mona stand on her feet by teaching her how to stitch clothes. Mona would sew clothes for females in her neighbourhood and earned just enough to be able to put food on the table.
Mona had just gotten back on her feet when she felt her vision getting blurry. She was unable to stitch clothes as it would put a tremendous strain on her eyes. Troubled, she went to a local hospital where she was recommended glasses. The glasses provided only a temporary relief as they became useless after a certain time because of the growing blurriness. She went to a local eye clinic next where she was recommended a cataract surgery. Mona was in no position to afford any surgery at this chaotic point in her life. Soon she was almost entirely deprived of her vision. Her children would cry everyday seeing their mother in this condition. Mona fervently prayed day and night for a miracle to save her sight.
Her prayers were finally answered as she got to know about LRBT Hospital in Pasrur. At LRBT, she underwent a cataract surgery after which her sight was restored. Mona could not be more thankful to LRBT and its donors who gave her life back expecting nothing in return. Her children were overcome with joy that their mother was able to see clearly once again.
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