Twenty two years ago after a severe accident, the doctor was forced to amputate both his legs. He became too much of a burden on his family so they abandoned him. Agha Reza was let go from his job because of his disability and became a street peddler to support himself. The older he got the more difficult it became. During these years he lived with his sister and she helped him out but he was in desperate need of prosthesis so he could walk again and become independent. Nikan provided these prosthesis. The joy he experienced when he was able to walk again was priceless.
Like most women whose husbands are addicted to drugs, Fatemeh khanoom bore the responsibility of supporting her family. She did this by cleaning houses and sewing. They lived in a run down house in a village. Their house was small and Fatemeh khanoom didn’t have any space for her sewing business. “Emdad Committee” provided a piece of land and the framework for their home. Nikan Mammut Charity Foundation, along with the help of its generous donors provided the funds to complete their home. Fatemeh khanoom is now a happy homeowner. There are many wome...
Habib Agha was a cautious driver and expertly knew the roads however he didn’t own a truck. This is why many of the other truck drivers would willingly lend him their trucks. Ten years ago, while trying to avoid a head on collision, the truck he was driving plummeted into the valley. He survived but due to the injuries he had received he wasn’t able to work any longer and became home bound which led to his depression. His family’s only source of income was the meager salary his daughter earned from her secretarial job which went mainly towards their rent. “Kheyrey Re...
Azeez Agha was a hard working laborer who had provided a simple life for his wife and three daughters. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with colon cancer and wasn’t able to work any longer. He was operated on six times and during this time his wife supported their family by cleaning houses. However, Azeez Agha’s medical expenses, along with their children’s school expenses were massive and most of his wife’s income went towards their rent. With the help of “Committee Emdad”, Nikan Mammut Charity Foundation assisted this family in purchasing a ...
My grandfather was a kind and loving man, however, ever since grandmother’s passing he had become withdrawn. He was very quiet and would give us a blank stare when we would speak with him. This worried us very much. The doctors told us that old age, combined with the shock he had received with grandmother’s passing had caused him to lose most of his hearing and he needed hearing aids. We now understood the reason for his silence. My father’s meager salary wasn’t sufficient for his hearing aids and all I could do, as a young child, was pray for him. One a...
Agha Farhad was good natured and nobody around him had ever seen him angry or in a bad mood. One day, one of his co-workers fell into a well. Even though there was the risk of the well caving in, Agha Farhad didn’t wait for the fire fighters and went into the well and rescued his co-worker. From that day on his popularity increased. This young man has a four year old son and a daughter who is one. They lived in the basement of his father’s home. He was planning on purchasing a 70 square meter apartment but due to the rising cost of housing, the money he had saved along wit...
When driving a car in Tehran, most people are especially worried about getting into an accident with a motorcycle, because they are so vulnerable and unprotected in traffic. One such motorcycle driver is Reza. Reza’s wife became mentally ill and he had to spend all the family’s savings on medical bills and medication for her. As their situation worsened, they were forced to move into their local mosque. When the people in the neighborhood heard about their story, they raised money to rent a house for them and eventually introduced the family to Nikan Charity Foundation. Nikan&rs...
Supporting people who are addicted to drugs is important if we want to improve our culture and way of living with each other. People who are addicted to drugs are seldom listened, so we who can have to speak up for them. There are many effective treatment methods and rehab programs, but few people with drug addictions get a chance to access this care. And those who manage to quit their addiction oftentimes fall back into it because they are not integrated into society again.
At the Nikan Charity Foundation, we work to create jobs and training to improve the quality of life for those...
We do not need to look far to see how people struggle to make ends meet. Living costs are soaring fast and for many families this adds to other difficulties in life. For many families, the unexpected expenses of a family member turning ill, a leaking roof, or sudden unemployment will have huge impact on their economy and ability to get by. Small problems are like heavy stones for those who cannot remove them.
The Nikan Charity Foundation, officially registered in 2010, works to support vulnerable families and help them solve their problems to that they can get back on their feet and...