Assistance for Khadija Doublali in Essaouira, Morocco

January 23, 2022

Meet Khadija Doublali age 39, separated from her alcoholic husband and taking care of her 3 children. Khadija sits all day long in the streets of Essaouira old city, selling cigarettes per cigarette. Her income is very inconsistent while she cares for her 3 kids. 

Her oldest, 20, is blind and spends his time at the port with fishermen who give him some free fish everyday as part of the Islamic rule of doing charity from the income one makes. 

Her daughter, 14, is sheltered in an NGO  3 hours away where she receives education. Her 6 year old son is with her wandering around throughout the day in the streets. 100 friends helped her with 100 USD that she can buy some groceries for her and her children.

Helping Amine Bassi Moroccan musician needing our help

Essaouira, Morocco January 26, 2022

Meet Amine Bassi, age 27, a musician by profession playing the Genbri with a folk Moroccan band in hotels and restaurants. 

Since Covid 19 has made most touristic venues closed down Amine is mostly out of work since 2 years. His parents are no more and he lives alone in a room without toilet and shower for 60 USD/month. 

Since last 2 years he is suffering with Alopecia which he has been treating with motor oil. 100 friends has been helping him with 30 USD for a dermatologist visit, which he could not afford otherwise. 

The doctor believes this Alopecia comes from stress. He has now a 3 month treatment for 40 USD and 100 friends is helping him with another 30 USD for some grocery and his electricity bill. With a total of 100 dollars 100 friends is helping him with his treatment until he recovers his hair and his self confidence.

Uttara providing aid to the people of Dadpur Village in West Bengal, India

October 15, 2021

Dear Marc, 

How are you? This is my October report. 

I set off for Dadpur Village at 7.30am on 07.10.2021 to disburse medicines to some old and needy people who I had met on my last visit when I had gone to distribute groceries and seeing their sick condition, I had made up my mind to visit them before the pujas. 
Seeing the medicines which I had bought for them they thanked me profusely and I was glad that I was able to reach out to them by the support of the 100 Friends Project. 

After distributing medicines in Dadpur I set off for Shankharipukur where I distributed more medicines and then set off for Ramnagar Village at around 1.30pm to reach out to more sick people. 

I felt very disturbed to hand medicines to a 3 year old little girl who was suffering from acute kidney failure. Despite her parents selling off all their property in the hopes in curing their only child, they have not met with any success so far. The worst part is that the father has lost his job and now they will need to move out from their house as he had mortgaged his house as that is all they had now possessed. 

Medicines Distributed to Total Number of People in the month of October - 14
Total Amount Spent on Medicines - Rs. 8715
Money spent on transport - Rs. 1400
Total Expenditure - Rs. 10,155.00 ($137 USD)

Uttara

Uttara helping people in Uttar Bhag Village in West Bengal, India for 100 Friends

November 7, 2021 

Dear Marc, 

Greetings of the day and hope you are doing well and enjoying your brief holiday! 

I set off for Uttar Bhag Village in a hired auto-rickshaw with grocery packets and medicines. 

Through the support of 100 Friends, I was able to reach out to many. I was able to give medicines to a couple happily married for 35 years. Despite having two sons neither support them and they somehow manage to stay alive by renting out two rooms in their house. They were also given Rs. 800 to have the wife's ECG done. 

Seven family members were given grocery packets comprising of Rice, Dal, Biscuits, Potatoes and Onions. 

A family of 3 children were given Rs. 1000 to buy winter clothes. 

Medicines were given to two old men suffering from cardiovascular disease. 

Rs. 1000 was given to a family to repair their house just before winter set in. 

Expenditure incurred:-

Medicines - Rs. 3847

Woollen Clothes - Rs. 1000

Grocery - Rs. 2256

Bamboo, Tin & Ropes for repair - Rs. 1000

Transport - 900

Total - Rs. 9003 ($121 USD)

Thanks and warm regards, 

Uttara

Meet Mr Charif Bassi from Essaouira , Morocco Northern Africa

January 4, 2020

Meet Mr Charif Bassi age 44 from the coastal town of Essaouira in Morocco, northern Africa.

-Until a few months ago Charif was running a jewellery shop which he had to close down due to Covid19 impact on the tourism industry that he heavily relies on. 

As the result of great financial difficulties his wife left him with she took his child (10 year old boy) and she has divorced Charif. 

In just a few months he lost his business and his family. He now painfully survives by getting commissions from shops owners whenever he can bring tourists to their shops. 

Again due to covid restrictions Morocco is closed to the outside world and no tourists are able to visit the Kingdom. This is another big loss for Charif who can't earn at the moment.100 Friends has given him a helping hand with $100 USD  that can help him to get by for 2 months. 

With $10 dollars he is also able to enroll himself with the Moroccan government to receive an official license number to work as a tourist guide once tourists visit again. He is trying hard to find solutions to his difficult situation. 

100 friends activity Ravi Das, Kolkata

January 4, 2022

Meet Ravi Das age 32. Ravi is an orphan boy who grew up since his childhood in an NGO charity after he was found living alone in the busy railway station of Calcutta, India. 

Ravi suffers with legs malformation therefore he can't walk normally. He also suffers with epilepsy and has to take daily medicines. 

He works as a food delivery boy in Kolkata and earns just enough to get by while his monthly income is hazardous. He is however financially independent to take care of his basics needs, but at times he alls short of money (especially for medicine to treat his epilepsy). 

100 Friends is helping him with $53 USD to cover the costs of his medicine for the next 4 months as he is short of money at the moment. This will give him some breathing room.