By Janet G Preethy | Project Leader
With the help of WEEDS and the Mother Theresa Women Development Trust (MTWDT), we have now distributed goats to 35 women in villages hard hit by Cyclone Nivar.
In Valayavattam, MTWDT asked the villagers to help us select ten widows who were most in need of recovery assistance and Pappammal was one of the women they named. Pappammal, a 52-year-old widow who has lived alone since her daughter married and moved to another village, was among the evacuees who had received one of our relief packages that allowed her to eat and maintain her personal hygiene during the twelve days that she stayed at one of the evacuation centers. But when she returned home, she found that many local businesses were still shuttered, and she has been unable to find regular employment. As a result, she subsists mostly on the 12 kilos of rice that she gets from the Government each month, and must rely on donations from other villagers to replace what she lost .
We have given Pappammal Rs 4,000 (about $50 US) for the purchase of a nanny goat to breed. In six months, when the goat gives birth, she can be sold for Rs 24000 (about $300 US), which will be enough to support Pappamal for a year. As the number of goats increases, and Pappamal’s income with it, she will be transformed from the object of village charity to a strong and respected member of the community, and the community, in turn, will benefit from the money she has to spend.
Pappammal is just one of the many women your donation has allowed us to help -- thank you so much for your support!
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