Kindness of strangers
81-year-old Mohammed Forman Ali lives with his wife, Asia Begum in a small house in Brahamandanga in Jessore, Bangladesh. The couple used to live in a larger house but had to sell it along with their land and possessions to pay for Mohammed’s medical treatment. The hut they are now living in has no kitchen or sanitation facilities and leaks whenever it rains...more
Dignity and respect
70-year-old Jamanera from Mardan in north-west Pakistan was forced from her home earlier this year by recent fighting. She lives with her son who has a disability, and they rely on handouts from their friends and neighbours to survive. But the Ramadan food parcel she received from Islamic Relief means she will be able to cook her own food and enjoy Eid with everyone else...more
“We don’t know where our next meal is coming from”
Zhang Dongguo is a 70-year-old farmer from Dawantou village in Beiling, in China’s Gansu Province. He lives with his wife and his youngest daughter. They live a hand-to-mouth existence, eating whatever they can grow on their land. But when there is a drought nothing grows and the family are left with no way to feed themselves...more
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Khamrun’s struggle for food - India
70-year-old Khamrun Apa lives alone in Madhugiri town in Karnataka, India. She lives in a small mud hut that used to be home to her family, but they have all died. The house has no running water, electricity or gas, and she has to carry water up the steep hill to her home every day...more
“Nothing kills us but the rising cost of food.”
At 81 years old, Shoeia has outlived her husband and their ten children. She is no stranger to tragedy and recalls a time when she found herself homeless with nowhere to sleep and nothing to eat...more
