Beneficiaries Stories

Mdm Qhameira

Mdm Qhameira Ani Binti Ismail, aged 33, is a single mother with 3 school-going children, aged 12, 7 and 6. The family lives in a 3 room HDB flat. Mdm Qhameira Ani takes care of her children single-handedly. She approached Thye Hua Kwan FSC at Bedok North in June 2012 for financial assistance and advice.

Mdm Qhameira Ani was initially reluctant to trust the social worker. After a year of relentless engagement, the social worker was able to gain the trust of Mdm Qhameira Ani. The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) was used as a tool to further engage Mdm Qhameira Ani for intervention by the social worker.

As part of her intervention, Mdm Qhameira Ani worked hard to get her home based bakery business back on track. Mdm Qhameira Ani also took up the social worker’s suggestion of clearing up her common room for rental. She now gets $450 monthly from the rental of her room since April 2014.

As a result of these effort, Mdm Qhameira Ani’s financial situation improved and she was able to balance her income and expenditure for the household.

The Fund has helped Mdm Qhameira Ani to ensure that her children have enough pocket money to go to school and to attend school regularly. Her children’s attendance has been regular and they appear well adjusted.

In view of Mdm Qhameira Ani’s positive progress, the social worker had invited Mdm Qhameira Ani to join Thye Hua Kwan FSC at Bedok North’s Project Love in Oct 2014 as a mentor family. In Project Love, Mdm Qhameira Ani taught fellow families baking skills, and acted as a mentor to motivate fellow families.

This has helped her rebuild her self-esteem and confidence, and has motivated her to strive further. The children are also proud of their mother’s turn around and the parent-child relationship had improved tremendously.

Ben Ang
Social Worker
THK FSC @ Bedok North

“This recognition is given to the team of Ben Ang of Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charity Family Service Centre (Bedok) and The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund for helping my three wonderful angels so that they will not be deprived of education, and helping me in tough times to only be tougher in life challenges. Thank you,”
(Mdm Qhameira Ani Binte Ismail, 26 February 2015)