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Kondamma can go back to work because of your help

Ruthala Kondamma
Dear Melissa,

Thank you for donating a pair of glasses to Ruthala Kondamma.
Kondammais 65 years old and lives in the village of Pithapuram in Andhra Pradesh. She works as a daily laborer, and makes $ 1.5 per day on days when she finds work. On this money, she supports her ailing husband and herself. She is the sole bread winner for the family, because though she has two daughters, neither lives with her.

For the last year, Kondamma has been complaining of failing vision, and finally she reached a stage where she could not go to work. At that point she came to the hospital run by Sankuratri Foundation, where she was diagnosed with eye problem which can be corrected by a pair of glasses. She, however, could not afford the price of the corrective glasses. Thanks to your donation of a pair of glasses, she is can go back to work, and is very happy.

 




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