Livelihood

Farrah is a mother from Toba Tek Singh, Punjab who had two beautiful babies prematurely. Proper nutrition is so important for mothers and babies, particularly in cases of premature birth. But due to Farrah’s circumstances, she couldn’t access nutritious food on a regular basis.

Fortunately she was able to visit the Sultan Foundation Clinic and receive care by the amazing Dr. Abdul Hameed and Iram Sahiba, and begin receiving nutritional support through Humaniti’s global food program.

It was a slow start but soon these two little miracles grew stronger and bigger and together with their mom showed an amazing transformation. All thanks to having nutritious, ready-to-eat meals on a consistent basis. Instead of feeling depleted and devastated, Farrah is energized and hopeful that she and her beautiful new children have a healthy future ahead of them.

“Majd came to us at the Humaniti mobile clinic with poor eyesight. This is often detected at school, but since Majd isn’t currently attending school due to the war, we deemed it crucial to test his eyesight.

I referred him to an ophthalmologist, who examined him and prescribed eyeglasses. The eyeglasses, sponsored by Humaniti, were provided to him. Today, Majd loves his eyeglasses and his family is immensely grateful to Humaniti. On his behalf, I’d like to thank Humaniti for their unwavering support.”

Margaret worked in retail until her mother became very sick with cancer. Caring for her mother caused her to miss work and lose her job. When her mother passed away Margaret took responsibility for raising her little sister who was then in primary school, in addition to her own two children, without a salary.

They live in a flat with her uncle who does occasional labour to help with expenses. Margaret also enrolled her sister at Florida Park High School and had to pay fees as well as stationery and uniform costs.

Margaret’s sister no longer has to worry about whether there will be something to eat and this has reflected in her school work. Early last year Margaret thought her sister would have to repeat, but she managed to pass and move on to Grade 10. Margaret feels that the monthly groceries she received from Humaniti, via Africa Food for Thought, were sent by God.