Sep
14
Written by:
David Strickland
9/14/2007 3:06 AM
Well seems that like any story you get third person it's not as bad as the reality. First couple things more about Manny she is 22 she entered the home of the women I refered to at 17 4 years after her abortion. Birth control does exist in India but the poor seldom pay for it.
We met with Manny and her husband. We found that they were starving a couple months ago but since then things are improving and Manny is actually putting on weight(not that you could tell). Her Husband did seem as lazy and uncaring as was first reported. We asked them how we could help. The husband replied that he needed somewhere Manny could stay until he could get enough money saved up to pay the deposit on a rental. About 10,000 ($250).
It was a long discussion but we came to the following resolution. Manny was allowed to stay with us provided her husband put on deposit with us 400rs per week($10). At the end of 4 months if he had faithfully deposited 400rs per week we would then kick in the remainder and give him the $250 he needed. This puts us through to the first week of Jan. This will give us time to see the baby is born and off on the right foot. It will give the husband a chance to learn some responsibility and give Manny time to rest and grow strong before the delivery.
Ultimately the best case scenerio for the child is for the husband to work and provide for Manny and thier child. If this doesn't work we'll look into other options. Hopefully with a little help and guidance the husband will step up and be a man. We'll see.