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ETHIOPIA KONCHI Helpers of Mary
The old people in Konchi mission supported by OUD IN AFRIKA
.This organization support thesepeople every month. Because of the
financial support, people could support themselves for food.
People are very happy to receive every month because majority of
them can not work, some of them
are blind, some are chronically ill; some are too old and
weak.
Chaltu Badasa
She is 65 years old. She is widow, husband passed away 10yrs
ego.
She has four children. (Three boys and one girl) They are
married andseparated. She is living alone in her mud house. House
is almost
collapsing. Her children are not supporting her. Her daughter is
settled far awayso she can not go to her due to old age. One day
she
went one of her sons house he beat her and refuse to support
her.narrating her self, her tears were flowing form her cheek. She
lives
by begging house to house .
Daraje Akkuma
He is 52 yrs old. He has wife and 5 children. He also has
quarter
hector of land where he cultivate maize. Daraje is suffering
fromtumor . He is under medication. He need continually support
to
purchase the medicine. Since his abdomen is large, he can not
workand difficult to walk. Children are not reached to earn the
bread.
Daggitu Gamta
She is 55 yrs old. She married to a widow who has 5 children.
She do
Not have children of her own. Now her husband is 70 yrs old.
TheyHave straw house; they do not have land except house
surrounding
Little place where they put maize, which may not be sufficient
for onemonth. Children are married and living separate and they do
not support
themDaggitu is suffering from elephantiasis and her legs are
swollen andHas an infected wound. She can not work. Life is very
hard for them.
She is very grateful for the support of OUD IN AFRIKA .
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21.Mitike Ummata
She is 50 yrs old. She is widow. She lost her husband 6yrs ego.
He wasSuffering from T.B She has only one daughter of 20yrs old.
She is not
married. She goes for daily wages and looking after her mother.
Last
month she was suffering from Typhoid where she could not able
totreat her self. So clinic support her for the treatment. She is
alsosuffering from elephantiasis.
22. Tadesa Banti
He is 50 yrs old. He has wife but uneducated and passive. They
are
Not old in age but they look old due to poverty. They are
physicallyWeak. He can not hear and also his speech is impaired. He
goes for
Daily work when there is available. He has four children, due to
theirPoverty none of them are schooling. Rather they are placed
domestic
Work for the low wages. Theses children became victim
ofuneduaction . They get only their food. Tadesa has small house,
but
during the rainy season it is leaking.
20. Tune Addama
She is 55 yrs old. She is suffering leprosy. She is cured but
has
Has deformities of the feets and hands. Her husband is suffering
frommental disturbance., so he left the house and begging and
sleeps where
he can lay down .She has 5 children , due to poverty she could
noteducate the children. One child is supported by Society of the
Helpers
Of Mary. Elder son 15 yrs old working in the field and support
thefamily. Life is very hard with out the support of the parents.
Tune is
Very grateful for the support of OUD IN AFRIKA because she
canCover some expenses of the house.
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Desatu UmmataShe is an orphan. She is 45 yrs old. When she was
small child she lost
Her parents and she do not know anything about her parents.
Her
Parents died with T.B. She grew up with the neighbors. She do
notHave Siblings too. . Since she do not have anybody of her own
sheBecame Victim of the domestic work. She is looking after the
animals
And house work. At entail stage she was with the bear feet so
sheDevelop elephantiasis. Thanks to clinic who support for the
shoes
She is extremely grateful for the SUPPORT OF oud in afrikaWhere
she can meet her basic needs.
Sr. Harshini, Sr Grace . SR Suma - October 2010.
