Fatemeh is from the village of Patava in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. She lives together with her parents and sisters in a small house. Her father is a day laborer who struggles to get work in local farms during planting and harvesting seasons. His meagre and irregular salary is not even enough to put food on the table for his family every day. Fatemeh was always ashamed of her and her sisters...
You might remember the news about Akbar’s kidney problem. With the help of You, dear sponsors, 14 million Tomans were collected; 4 millon Tomans were donated by the Nikan Charity and 1 million Toman came from the Kidney Society Center.
Akbar’s kidney transplantation was successful and he has rehabilitated well. We are forever grateful for your contributions, which have brought light and hop back to this man’s life.
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According to studies, more than half of all people endure or hide their physical pains and do not call on doctors until their illness has become very severe. Waiting to get medical help can, in the worst cases, lead to untreatable conditions.
Ahmad’s financial problems stopped him from seeking medical treatment. Fortunately, one of Nikan’s social workers ran into Ahmad. He explained his story and our social worker quickly realized that he badly needed help. After visiting Ahmad’s home and seeing his unbearable condition, Nikan started taking action. The first step ...
I remember how, when I was a child, my sisters and I had to do our homework during weekdays and we were never allowed to watch any television on school-nights; instead, the TV was for weekends only. I cherished those weekend evenings in front of the TV together with my sisters. If one weekend evening, the TV would not work for some reason, my sisters and I would go berserk.
The Welfare Organization has several centers around Tehran for girls and boys whose families for one reason or the other is unable to care for them. The children live in the centers and we do our best to make the...
As children grow, their expense tend to do the same. Ashraf, who is a clever homemaker, understood that her husband’s income was insufficient and did not cover the family’s increasing costs.
Ashraf is a good cook and people have always complimented her on her cooking. To help her husband, she decided to start up a small business in her kitchen; she would make home-made food and sell to people in her neighborhood.
Her venture quickly became successful and thanks to word-of-mouth, her customer base grew fast in her area and beyond. Encouraged by the success, Ashraf...
Akram is the mother of the two girls. She divorced her husband several years ago when her daughters were very young. The family lives in a small rental apartment. As the sole provider, Akram has to work hard to make ends meet. She helps her landlady with cleaning and maintenance as well as stitches clothes with her sewing machine. Until recently, Akram was able to afford the family’s expenses and make a decent living for herself and her children.
However, a while back, a young man proposed to Akram’s oldest daughter, and she accepted to marry him. In line with the custom...