78-year-old Yaa Bator is blind and has become a burden on her struggling unemployed daughter. This has made life unbearable for them as they do not have any support.
Madam Bator said she became blind after a cassava stick slapped her eyes when she was trying to harvest the crop. She said since then she has not had life easy and has to depend on her daughter whose food vending business has even collapsed.
She told crimecheckghana that because of the hardship, she has not been able to seek medical treatment for her eyes after undergoing diagnosis at the hospital. She appealed to the public for support.
“When the cassava stick hit my eye I couldn’t see anything at that moment. When I managed to get home I was taken to the New-Juaben Government hospital. I thought I could get cure but it rather worsened. It has been four years now since I became blind and I now depend on my daughter.” She said.
“I have to do by-day jobs to be able to feed ourselves. My business collapsed because people didn’t patronize it. I earn Twenty to Thirty Ghana Cedis after selling the leaves. That’s how we live.” She said.
Crime Check Foundation, CCF through one of its UK based donors, Zoro King gave Madam Battor and her daughter Two Hundred Ghana Cedis as business capital.
The blind woman and her daughter were grateful for the support. “God bless you for the gesture. It will ease our financial burden. May your businesses grow”. She prayed.
CCF is appealing to the public to support Madam Bator and her daughter to gain livelihood.
The Foundation’s Village Charity Series is use to seek support for struggling individuals who live in the villages.
