Grants
Occasionally Jacob’s is approached directly by someone the team meet on the Outreach trips, or who has heard about us elsewhere, for help with funding for something they need. Just some of the grants or services we have provided are:
- A small shop established for a man disabled by polio
- A sewing machine given to a disabled girl for her to earn her living
- A tea shop for an old man wanting to provide for himself
- Keeping a record of people willing to give blood on request for the Government Hospital
- Financing metal rods or plates needed for orthopaedic operations at Government Hospital (these have to be paid for by the patient.)
- Giving clothes for new born babies at Government Hospital
- Giving bus and train fares, or providing transport for patients to go home upon discharge from Government Hospital, or to go to hospital for treatment.
Case study 3: Das
Das lives on a settlement for displaced slum dwellers from the city who were given a small piece of land each to construct a shelter. Disabled residents such as Das were given a small block built room. Das has a little shop in his room, which serves local residents, and enables him to provide for his family.
Case study 4: Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar, a young man from North India, was injured in a road accident whilst working away from home in Coimbatore. His right leg was amputated, which meant that he was no longer able to work as a labourer to send money home to his elderly parents. He was alone in the Government Hospital with no money. Jacob’s gave him a wheelchair and arranged for him to live in a temple near his parents’ home in North India. We paid for his train ticket and upon his discharge from hospital we made him comfortable on the train with food and a small amount of money for the very long journey home.
Case study 5: Karthik
The Outreach team met teenager Karthik and his elderly father living on the street. Karthik was suffering from leukaemia and his father was using almost all the money he earned from his job as a coolie to pay for medication for Karthik. There was no money left over for them to pay rent for accommodation, so they were living on the street as best they could. Jacob’s paid for Karthik’s treatment and medicines as well as train fares for them to go to Chennai for regular hospital visits and blood transfusions. This meant they were able once again to afford the rent for a small room. Karthik had continued to go to school when he was well enough, and he passed his final exams. His education is now finished, and he is fully recovered. He has a good job and still lives with his father.
Das and friends in front of his shop
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