Muniandy A/L Ponnusamy

NAME: Muniandy A/L Ponnusamy

ASSISTANCE NEEDED: FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILY AND WORK FOR HIS WIFE

NATURE OF THE CASE: Mr Muniandy is married to Mdm Kamala Devi.They have three children; Vikram (12 yrs), Kogilavani (12 yrs) and Meganraj (9 yrs). The children are studying at Sekolah Kebangsaan Mutiara Perdana.

Mr Muniandy recently suffered from a stroke. The left part of his body does not function anymore. He is currently bedridden and needs help to sit upright. His wife is always at his side to attend to his needs while the children are at school.

He has worked in few places before joining the army in the 1980’s. He was discharged from the army in 1986 when he had a health problem and vomited blood while in training. Since then he has never held a permanent job but continued to support his family by doing odd jobs. He was working as a substitute bus driver; the last, before he was taken ill. He was earning about RM50 on a daily basis.

As a result of his illness, his family has lost their only source of income. They are currently renting a unit which costs them RM350; they do not have any savings but instead a 2-month outstanding rent payment yet to be settled. Their daily expenditures exceed RM30 which includes transport to the hospital, medicine, marketing and school expenses for the children.

The family desperately needs financial aid. Kamala is willing to take up any jobs nearby so that she could care for the husband regularly.

We have arranged for a private donor who has handed over some cash to buy immediate essential items for the family. We will be writing to the Welfare Department for further assistance. We have also informed some of our contacts about the need for a job for Kamala.