On Sunday the 4th of March, i visited the Covert Beings. It was heartbreaking. i did not know one can live in such a horrible condition in this side of the world. i visited two families, took photographs and asked them a couple of questions from how do they cope to what money do they live of from. The first house i went to was overwhelming, and i am just speaking from the outside, it was made of cardboard, this pieces of wood and recycled material. The structure was as if of a spanish patio house where there is a large center with no roof (made of tin), the floor was made of the cheapest material; dirt, with couple of rugs on it, though the rugs looks like they were made of dirt too. Inside this small house lives two young children, the parents, grandma and the mom's sister. They receive only 350 a month from a chartiy organization, the wife works in a department store and receives 5000 a month and she is the only income of the family that pays for education, food and all the bills, the husband refused to work as a driver, as he wanted a higher position, however in such desperate conditions he might take any job.
The second home was another upsetting home, but a little smaller. There were two ladies in their twenties, their brother and mom who are both mentally ill. They only receive 350 a month from a charity organization, get help from some 'friends' as she mentions, in addition one of the ladies goes to a salon and recieves online 50 dhs per session to test make-up and style on her face.
I hope i can make a difference in their life in any way possible.
