Testimonial
M Subbriya
Sivaganga, Ekam Education Fund Program
M Subbriya is a student of Sankara College of Science and Commerce, Coimbatore doing B.Com.PA 3rd yr. She lives in a small village named Sivaganga which is located in Tamil Nadu. She lost her father in 2005 as he slipped into a well on her birthday. Her mother is an Anganwadi worker and earns Rs.6,000/- per month which is insufficient to fund her studies. Her mother is a heart patient and she can’t work effectively. She has two siblings. Elder sister got married and her brother is working in James & Co. for Rs.5000 salary. Her mother caught Covid in May 2021. Being an existing heart patient, she was poorly affected by it and had to be operated on over seven times. She was...
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Thushara Setty
Bangalore, Ekam Surgery support Program
Thushara is a student at SSMRV College, Bangalore and studies in 3rd year B.Com. She lives in Sugatur village, Bangalore with her family in her own small house. Thushara’s father is the only earning person of the family. He runs a general store and earns Rs.10,000 monthly. Her mother is a housewife. Thushara has an older sister who is studying Horticulture studies and a younger brother who is in 10th class. Her father had taken a loan to pay her sister’s fee and is struggling to pay Thushara and her brother’s fees. Apart from educational expenses, Thushara’s health is the biggest challenge and she is undergoing treatment to overcome it. She has a kidney problem (loss of protein) and her family spends Rs.200 per...
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Chadana M
Bangalore, Ekam Education Fund Program
Chandana is a student in 9th class in St.Francis De Sales Public School, Bangalore. She scored 92% in 8th grade. She has one elder sister who is studying in 11th class (Science). Her father is working as a daily wage worker who earns around 10,000 a month and her mother is currently working as house maid in Good Earth Palmgrove in Gerupalya, Kumbalgodu, Bangalore. Her salary is also 10,000 per month. Both her parents are not well educated- her father is illiterate and mother studied till 4th grade. They belong to Scheduled Caste (SC Bhovi) which is a lower caste. Chandana aspires to become a Dermatologist or a Lecturer. She wants to become a Dermatologist as many skin related diseases still have no cure...
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Dharunica P
Puducherry, Ekam Education Fund Program
Dharunica is studying in 10th class in Stansford International Hr.Sec. School, Puducherry. She scored 88% in 9th class and 90.20% in 8th class. She was living with her mother and one younger brother who is studying in 7th class in Bharati Vidyalaya in Puducherry. Her father was a car driver. During his duty on 23-05-2019, he met with a car accident and passed away. Due to their financial situation her mother started working in a supermarket as a sales girl for a salary of Rs.7,000. For the past 6 months her mother was bed-ridden due to Cancer. She was taking treatment at JIPMER (Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research) Hospital, Puducherry. She was not responding to the cancer treatment so the doctor...
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Monisha Vankudothu
Margadarshini, Ekam Surgery support Program
Monisha is from Margadarshini High School, Yellandu (A.P.) studying in 10th class. It was her birthday when she suddenly collapsed on the floor. Her father took her to the local doctor. After that she became very thin and nervous as she didn’t like to eat food. Then parents took her to MNJ Hospital, Hyderabad. She was diagnosed with Blood Cancer in 2017. Her treatment of chemotherapy was done in MNJ hospital, Hyderabad. Her father is the only earning member of the family. He is a hardware computer engineer but is very irregular with his job. Her mother is a housewife.He spent lots of money for Monisha’s cancer treatment. She has one elder sister who is studying in 12th class and one younger brother who...
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