Current Causes

Sheeja, a 35-year-old lady from Pathanamthitta, Kerala has more worries on her plate than she can take on by herself. Her daughter, Karthika passed away in December 2019 after a long battle with brain tumor. Medical expenses required the
family to take multiple loans from banks and from other sources, but the little girl could not be saved. Sheeja is now living with her 11-year-old son, Karthik and her aged mother-in-law. Sheeja used to do some tailoring at home, and also supply snacks to neighbouring homes. But there is no fixed income, and the family is now struggling to take care of their expenses. They are staying in a rented house and paying the rent with help from well-wishers. She has a housing loan of 6 lakhs, a Rs. 50,000 loan from the society and also a few personal loans.Her son, Karthik is not well. Sheeja herself underwent a heart surgery some time back.

26-year old Josmy has been suffering from kidney failure for over 7 years. She had a kidney transplant at the age of 17, her mom being the donor. But after 3 years, the donated kidney failed. She has been undergoing dialysis thrice a week for the past few years while searching for another suitable donor.

Currently, they found a donor, the crossmatch has been successful and other tests are going on for the transplant scheduled for next month. Josmy was a bright student, a fighter, and an optimist but years of treatment has made her very weak. Despite this, she faces the situation with a smile. She is from a very poor family and her father is a rickshaw driver. He has been finding money for all the dialysis, medications, and tests for several years with the help of a lot of kind souls.

Josmy is now undergoing treatment at ASTER MIMS, KOZHIKODE, KERALA. The cost of the transplant and post-transplant treatment is around 12 lakhs. For a family that is struggling to find money for their day-to-day expenses, this amount is beyond what they can manage. So they reached out to MicroCharity for financial assistance.

Nimal is paralysed from waist down. The tragedy hit her about 18 years ago when she was studying in 12th grade. She had a fever and during the treatment the doctor administered a wrong injection which made her paralyzed from waist down. A hip replacement surgery was done to make her walk, but that made her condition worse. They have very little land which is mortgaged for her treatment. The family is unable to repay the loans as they have to spend on the treatment. She had a tumour in uterus and she had to go through a hysterectomy. Now she is also suffering from kidney stone problems.

Nikitha from Malappuram, Kerala will not be able to complete her graduation course, without our help. She is doing BSc. CSME at Kristu Jayanti college, Bangalore. Her father Shajan is suffering from kidney failure and needs dialysis every week. Her mother, Laly is working as an accountant at Rs. 10,000 salary per month, which is the only source of income for their family.

Martina from Bangalore, India needs our help in completing her PU course. Her father is a drunkard who does not look at the family. He comes home drunk late at night most days, causing a lot of nuisance to the family. Most of the days, they all have to go and seek shelter at a convent close by to escape the violence at home. Her mother, Elezabaeth is working as a helper at a factory nearby earning Rs. 6000 per month.

Nimal is paralysed from waist down. The tragedy hit her about 17 years ago when she was studying in 12th grade. She had a fever and during the treatment the doctor administered a wrong injection which made her paralyzed from waist down. A hip replacement surgery was done to make her walk, but that made her condition worse. MicroCharity continues to support her every quarter since the past 7 years.

Deepu, an ambitious young man from Vandanmedu, Idukki needs our support to continue his studies. He secured an admission for MCA course by working hard and with support from well wishers. He wants to complete the course to support his family.