Pydaiah can resume work!

Sixty-two year old, Pydaiah lives alone in the village of Biccavolu, in coastal Andhra Pradesh.

He has five children, all of whom are married and live separately with their families. Pydaiah, in spite of being an arthritis patient, is forced to work as a daily laborer to fulfill his basic needs. His total earnings per day is $4 which is only sufficient to pay for his meals and medicines.

Because of his poor vision, he got both his eyes operated two years ago and was wearing glasses, without which he can’t see things very clearly. About 10  days ago, when he was working in the fields, his glasses fell down and broke. This worried him because he knew he couldn’t afford to buy one immediately and his work would suffer. With no income, he would not be able to sustain himself and would be forced to turn to his children for help.

He finally decided to ask his children to buy him a new one, but none of them paid heed and had no time for him. In the meanwhile, worried that his number might increase, at his neighbor’s suggestion, Pydaiah went to the hospital run by Sankurathri Foundation for an eye-examination, where he was asked to wear corrective glasses. He confided in the Doctors about his poor economic condition and his lack of family support.

Your generous donation, Laurent, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide him a pair of glasses, with which he can now see clearly. He has resumed his work and is very happy that he did not have to plead to his children for help.

Thank you, Laurent for boosting Pydaiah’s confidence by providing a much-needed pair of glasses!