Please help Mother Pavitra

Pavitra is pictured here lying on the floor of her single room house. This is where she spends most of her days. Pavitra is the mother of three children. Her oldest daughter is 17 and she has two younger sons. She has been suffering from a blockage in her kidneys, with pain and swelling for the last 6 months.

Doctors say that she urgently needs an operation to remove the stone, otherwise her condition will continue to deteriorate and her kidneys will be further damaged.

Pavitra used to work as a private housecleaner but lost her job as she has been unable to got to work for several weeks. Her husband pulls a cycle rickshaw and earns less than Rs3000 per month (US$67).

Please help Pavitra to get this urgently needed operation. She is booked for surgery at Agra District hospital and can travel there in the Food for Life ambulance, but we need your support.

Her operation and medicines, including transport to Agra will cost Rs21,600 (US$478). If you can help with part of this expense, please contact me immediatly at rupa@fflvrindavan.org