As Part Of RCB’s Outreach To The Vaidu Community To Rehabilitate Them
As part of RCB’s outreach to the Vaidu community to rehabilitate them, rations were distributed to a hundred such needy families in Jogeshwari East areas.
These families earn their living by working as construction site workers, delivery persons, door to door salespeople,
vegetable vendors, drainage cleaners, etc.
These families earn their living by working as construction site workers, delivery persons, door to door salespeople,
vegetable vendors, drainage cleaners, etc.
Before the lockdown, they earned over Rs 6000 to 8000 monthly. Due to the pandemic, their earnings have been reduced to between Rs 3000 to 5000 or less which is not sufficient to meet their requirement.
RCB gave each family a monthly ration kit costing Rs 550 and is committed to doing this for six months.
I live on the footpath…
I am blind and I used to beg outside temples…
We were not able to have a single time’s meal…
My brother is an alcoholic…
I am a TB patient and my condition is worsening…
My daughter is very ill…
My husband abandoned us when she was very small…
She is mentally ill…
Those we serve: the Vaidu community
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 SUNITA SURESH SHIVARLU, 35I am a TB patient, and my condition is worsening. I work as a housemaid. My husband worked on the construction site, but he lost his job due to lockdown. He is an alcohol addict. I have two kids; my daughter is ill, due to lack of protein. We were able to have at least one meal before the pandemic because of my work. But I lost my job and there was no one to look after us. We were starving and worried about our kids but the Rotary Club of Bombay helped us with ration. |
 TAI SWAMI SHIVARLU, 65 I have three sons and I live with one of them, he is an alcoholic. The other two live with their families. I did door-to-door selling of small things, but I was not able to do that during lockdown. I started begging on the street, but the police chased us away. It became harder to survive, but I am now able to eat, thanks to the Rotary Club of Bombay. I am thankful to them for helping this old woman. |
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 JAYA YALLAPPA MALLAPULE, 32 I live with my three kids and husband. He was a garbage collector, but he lost his job due to lockdown. Before lockdown, I sold things door-todoor. One of my sons is very ill and we were not able to have a single time’s meal. Thanks to the Rotary Club of Bombay, now I can feed my family. |
 SUREKHA LAXMAN MELKUNDI, 40 I live on the footpath with my child. I worked as a housemaid, but I lost my job in the pandemic. It was hard for us to get a single meal. When Rotary Club of Bombay started distributing the monthly ration, it was very helpful for us. |
 REKHA YANGATTA MALLAPULE, 38 I live with my brother. He is an alcoholic and does not have a job. Our mother died two years ago. I am blind and I used to beg outside temples. But I was ill due to the pandemic and unable to beg. Our financial condition worsened, and we could not have a single meal. Thanks to the Rotary Club of Bombay for the monthly ration which now fills our stomach. |
 SHARDA PRALLAD DONGARE, 50 I live with my three kids. My alcoholic husband left us a few years ago. I worked as a housemaid but lost my job in the pandemic. It was hard to eat a single time. The Rotary Club of Bombay’s monthly ration distribution has been a blessing. |
 DURGAVVA SWAMI MELKUNDI, 67 I am blind in one eye. My two sons left me years ago. I live on footpath and beg on the street. I was very ill in the lockdown and starving as there was no one to look after me. My blessing to the Rotary Club of Bombay for the monthly ration that now fills my stomach. |
 BHAGA MANOJ SHIVARLU, 33 I worked as a housemaid and live with my alcoholic husband and three kids. My husband collected garbage but lost that job due to pandemic. We thank the Rotary Club of Bombay for the ration. |
YALLU PARSHA VARGANTI, 35