The Struggle

To be accepted back into the society after making a mistake often takes heaps of courage, but so is seeking forgiveness and understanding from your family and loved ones. And many a times, one spends a long time making up for a mistake made and on reconciling relationships.

33-year-old Ganesan used to work as a Logistics Executive and was able to support his elderly parents with the combined salaries of his younger brother and himself. Unfortunately, the older of the two brothers fell into the wrong company and was incarcerated for drug offences for a year. During this period, the responsibility of supporting the family fell entirely on Ganesan’s brother. Ganesan’s father, who is working as a part-time taxi driver will soon be unable to manage the monthly house mortgage. The family is now looking at alternatives to downgrade their current 4-room flat as they are currently behind the monthly payment for their home mortgage of S$1,100.

Help Needed – Give Hope

Since his incarceration, the 33-year-old has been reflecting on how an impulsive act done out of curiosity has caused his family to fall into an unepexted crisis. He truly regrets his mistake and wishes to make it up to his parents. Even with his limited social network, Ganesan is determined to make things right out of the love for his family.

Ganesan is working hard towards his dream of being a filial child to his elderly parents and setting a good example to his younger sibling. He is currently attending forklift courses in hopes of upgrading himself to prepare for his discharge from the halfway house at the end of March 2019 and future employment.

Financial Breakdown

ROHI would like to support Mr Ganesan’s determination to be self-resilient and would like to raise $900 ($300 x 3 months) so that he can continue supporting his elderly parents while he gets back on his feet.