Two sisters with a suicidal father

Their father worked as a labourer in the city of Samalout in upper Egypt. Irregular work meant irregular income, and with skyrocketing inflation, their father had to find an alternative means of earning.

A friend suggested that they travel to Iraq to carry on working as labourers, but with regular income and better conditions. On they went looking for new pastures, and matters appeared to have worked well with a stable stream of income. However, the unthinkable happened: a bunch of thugs caught the father, beat him up badly and stole all of his money leaving him penniless.

The incident afflicted serious psychological harm on their father who couldn’t work afterwards and returned home, not only without money but also suicidal and unfit to work. Their mother could only find a job as a toilet cleaner which barely provided dry bread to the family. And these were the conditions in which the two sisters found themselves.

At that point, St Kyrel Trust intervened to put a stop to their misery and poverty. We sponsored the older of the two sisters and supported her until she finished her degree from the Technical Institute of Nursing. Upon graduation, she found a job working in a private hospital and began to earn enough money to support the family.

As this wonderful nurse got married and left home, St Kyrel Trust took on board her younger sister, who had just joined the Faculty of Science. We supported her all the way to graduation, which was followed by finding a job as a pharmacist assistant. Both sisters continue to assist with purchasing the medications required to prevent the father from taking his own life.

Both sisters are grateful for the support they received from St Kyrel Trust, and we are so proud of their achievements.