Rohit and his wife are both blind. Growing up as orphans, they didn’t get much chance at proper education. Rohit made a living by selling things and offering massage to commuters on Mumbai’s local trains.  They were blessed with a baby in mid-March but the childbirth brought more woes than happiness.
Unemployed during the lockdown, Rohit struggled to arrange for food and pay rent. He pleaded with his landlord to make an exception for a few months, until he started earning again. But the house owner was indifferent and insensitive to their issues.

With the aim of extracting a mere sum of Rs 1500, he harassed the couple by sending some men over to invade their privacy. These men stared and hooted at the wife as she breastfed her baby. As if the verbal assaults were not enough, the landlord took away their child to harass them further. The couple looked everywhere, driving themselves crazy. And four hours later, just like that the baby was handed back.

It’s appalling to even think how another human can take advantage of someone’s physical and financial vulnerability to the extent of even disrespecting their parental custody.

Filled with panic, Rohit fled his premises and sought shelter with a friend. Eyeway arranged for help through donors and volunteers for delivering food supplies to the family.

Unfortunately, theirs is not an isolated case. Unable to pay for food, electricity or rent, many blind people are suffering from social harassment. Eyeway has been able to assist a few through individual donations. But several are still awaiting help.

If you would like to support visually impaired people during these crucial times, please click the link below to donate. All donations are eligible for Income Tax exemption under Section 80 G of the IT Act.
http://scorefoundation.org.in/get-involved/

We thank you for your constant support.

Team Eyeway