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The Care Home is getting a makeover! Two volunteers from England have recently returned from spending a few months at Jacobs, and they have overseen the start of re-decorating and renovating. New windows with mosquito screens, fresh new paint, kitchen tiling, bathroom improvements and rails for the handicapped have all been provided

Mariammal's husband has been found! Mariammal was found lying outside Government Hospital, incapable of moving and in an unimaginable mess. She was admitted to the Care Home and after several months of medical care and tlc she is now not only continent again but thriving on all the attention. Although she suffers from mild dementia she was able to tell us that her husband left her at the hospital when he was no longer able to care for her. Through established networks built up over the years by our sister organisation Families for Children, Jacob's was able to find Mariammal's husband and there was a tearful re-union at the beginning of December. Mariammal will stay at Jacobs and her husband now visits her regularly.

The Bollywood fundraising Ball held recently was a great success, and raised over £10,000 for the projects.