Narayana is a 84 year old farmer living in a village called Mamidada in Andhra Pradesh. He came to the eye hospital run by Sankurathri Foundation complaining of headache and poor vision. After a complete eye examination it was established that he needs spectacles to correct his poor vision. He had been operated for cataract 8 years ago but had broken his spectacles, and since he was living alone, was not able to replace them. The headaches were because of not having spectacles.

Your donation, Theodore, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide a pair of free spectacles to Narayana.

Thank you, Theodore, for helping Narayana feel better.

Seventy year old Suryanarayana, hails from the village of Bhimvaram. He works as a carpenter and has a son and a daughter, both of whom are settled in the same village. Suryanarayana’s wife died two years ago and he now lives with his son’s family.

He works to support his own needs but since the last one year, his vision in left eye started diminishing and he could not work efficiently. He was very upset that he could not earn and did not want to burden his son, further.

When he heard about th eye-camp organized by Sankurathri Foundation, he decided to get his eyes checked. After a complete examination, Surayanarayana was diagnosed as having developed mature cataract and was asked to undergo surgery.

With not much work, he had run out of his savings and could not afford the cost for surgery. Your generous donation enabled Sankurathri Foundation to bear the cost of Suryanarayana’s cataract surgery. Your donation also covered the transportation costs and the cost of two post-operative visits to the Hospital.

Thank you so much Kandace for this very generous donation. You have helped Suryanarayana see better in his old age.

Fifty-eight year old, Musalamma hails from the village of Vemulavada, in coastal Andhra Pradesh. She has six children, all of whom are married and settled. Her husband passed away a few years back and ever since, she has been living with her son and his family.

Musalamma helped around the house and was quite independent. But, since the last few months, she was depressed as she noticed defective vision in both her eyes and she could not do her own work at home. She also had  no money for a medical checkup. At that time, Sankurathri foundation was organizing a free eye camp in her village, where she had a complete eye checkup done and was advised glasses for better vision. With no income or savings of her own, she could not afford to buy one and was upset about burdening her son, with an additional expense.

Your generous donation, Susan, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide her a pair of glasses with which she can see clearly now and is very happy.

Thank you, Susan, for your kindness. With your help, Musalamma can look after herself now.

Fifty year old, Lakshmi, hails from the village of Vemulavada, in coastal Andhra Pradesh and is living with her husband Krishna, who works as a farm laborer. He earns up to $100 a month, which is just enough to meet their most basic needs. Although they have five children – three daughters and two sons, none of them take care of them or even pay for their needs.

Lakshmi kept herself busy with the household chores. But when she suddenly realized that her vision was diminishing, she became very depressed.  At that time, Sankurathri foundation was organizing a free eye camp in her village, where she had a complete eye checkup done and was advised to wear corrective glasses. With no income or savings of her own, she could not afford to buy one and knew it would be difficult for her husband too.

Your generous donation, Susan, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide her a pair of glasses with which she can see clearly now and is very happy.

Thank you, Susan, for your kindness. With your help, Lakshmi can do her household chores.

Sixty-five year old, Booramma hails from the village of Biccavolu, in coastal Andhra Pradesh. She lives alone and works as a farm laborer earning up to $60 a month, to support her basic needs.

Although she has three daughters, she lives separately from them as she does not want to depend on her children. She takes pride in her independence and wants to continue living like that, for as long as possible.

But when Booramma suddenly realized that her vision was diminishing, she became very depressed as she couldn’t go to work.  At that time, Sankurathri foundation was organizing a free eye camp in her village, where she had a complete eye checkup done and was advised to wear corrective glasses. With no savings of her own, she could not afford to buy one.

Your generous donation, Susan, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide her a pair of glasses with which she can see clearly now and is very happy.

Thank you, Susan, for your kindness. With your help, Booramma can look after herself now.

Sixty year old, Papayamma, hails from the village of Biccavolu, in coastal Andhra Pradesh. She is a widow and has no children. She lives with her brother’s family.

Papayamma helped around the house and was quite independent. But, since the last few months, she was depressed as she noticed defective vision in both her eyes and she could not do her own work at home. She also had  no money for a medical checkup. At that time, Sankurathri foundation was organizing a free eye camp in her village, where she had a complete eye checkup done and was advised glasses for better vision. With no income or savings of her own, she could not afford to buy one and was upset about burdening her brother with an additional expense.

Your generous donation, Susan, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide her a pair of glasses with which she can see clearly now and is very happy.

Thank you, Susan, for your kindness. With your help, Papayamma can look after herself now.

Sixty-six year old, Rambabu hails from the village of Toorangi, in coastal Andhra Pradesh. He lives all alone and works as a farm laborer earning up to $80  a month, which is barely enough to meet his basic needs.

Although he has two children, ­ none of them check on him or even pay for his needs. Rambabu worked to support himself and had learned not to depend on his children.

But when Rambabu suddenly realized that his vision was diminishing, he became very depressed as he couldn’t go to work anymore.  At that time, Sankurathri foundation was organizing a free eye camp in his village, where he had a complete eye checkup done and was advised to wear corrective glasses. With no savings of his own, he could not afford to buy a pair of glasses.

Sankurathri Foundation was able to provide, Rambabu a pair of glasses, only because of your generous donation, Jennifer.

Thank you, Jennifer, for your kindness. With your help, Rambabu can now see better and looks forward to resuming work.

Fifty-five year old, Nagamani hails from the village of Toorangi, in coastal Andhra Pradesh. She lives here, with her husband who works as a farm laborer to support their needs. He earns up to $100 a month, which is barely enough to meet their basic needs.

Although they have two children, ­ none of them check on the parents or even pay for their needs. Nagamani and her husband worked to support themselves and had learned not to depend on their children.

But when Nagamani suddenly realized that her vision was diminishing, she became very depressed as she couldn’t do any of her chores at home.  At that time, Sankurathri foundation was organizing a free eye camp in her village, where she had a complete eye checkup done and was advised to wear corrective glasses. With no income or savings of her own, she could not afford to buy a pair of glasses.

Sankurathri Foundation was able to provide, Nagamani a pair of glasses, only because of your generous donation, Jennifer.

Thank you, Jennifer, for your kindness. With your help, Nagamani can now see better and looks forward to resuming work.

Sixty-six year old, Satyanarayana hails from the village of Velangi, in coastal Andhra Pradesh. He lives here, with his wife and works as a farm laborer to support their needs. He earns up to $80 a month, which is barely enough to meet their basic needs.

They have no children to care for them and work to support themselves. But when Satyanarayana suddenly realized that his vision was diminishing, he became very depressed as he couldn’t go to work.  At that time, Sankurathri foundation was organizing a free eye camp in his village, where he had a complete eye checkup done and was advised to undergo cataract surgery. With no income or savings of his own, he could not afford the surgery costs and hence, was operated free of cost, by Sankurathri Foundation

Post-surgery he needed a pair of corrective glasses, which Sankurathri was able to provide only because of your generous donation, Jennifer.

Thank you, Jennifer, for your kindness. With your help, Satyanarayana can now see better and looks forward to resuming work.

Sixty-three year old, Suramma, hails from the village of Biccavolu, in coastal Andhra Pradesh. She is a widow and lives with her son, who works as a kitchen helper in a small hotel, in the village. He makes about $ 80 per month, with which he has to support not just Suramma but also his wife and two small children.

Since the last few months, Suramma was depressed as she noticed defective vision in both her eyes and she could not do her own work at home. She also had  no money for a medical checkup. At that time, Sankurathri foundation was organizing a free eye camp in her village, where she had a complete eye checkup done and was advised glasses for better vision. With no income or savings of her own, she could not afford to buy one and kinew it would be difficult for her son, too.

Your generous donation, Jennifer, enabled Sankurathri Foundation to provide her a pair of glasses with which she can see clearly now and is very happy.

Thank you, Jennifer, for your kindness. With your help, Suramma can look after herself now.