Case Studies - Hope & Faith Charitable Trust

Case 42: Yusuf Ali

07 Feb 2025

The Challenge

Yusuf Bhai (40) is the sole provider for his wife, 1-year-old daughter, bedridden mother, and a sister battling breast cancer. Working in Bhopal, his modest monthly income of ₹10,000 does not stretch to cover essential groceries, daily necessities, and escalating medical costs. The severe stress of this burden has caused immense emotional distress.

Suggested Intervention

Taher Ben (Yusuf's sister) recently underwent breast cancer surgery costing ₹1.5 Lakhs. Having exhausted personal savings and taken out significant loans (qardan) for preliminary treatments and daily medical care for their mother, the family desperately needs comprehensive financial support to continue these life-saving treatments.

The Impact

With external intervention, the crucial funds will ensure Taher Ben receives continued chemotherapy and medication without interruption. Most importantly, it will relieve Yusuf Bhai's immense financial trauma, restoring hope and basic sustenance to a family currently unable to make ends meet.

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Case 43: Master Hussain Taher Bhai Desaiwala

06 Apr 2025

The Challenge

Two-year-old Master Hussain has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), a severe form of blood cancer. Living in Rajod, his family of six survives solely on a seasonal rental hardware shop run by his father and grandfather. Earning just ₹20,000 to ₹25,000 monthly, they are completely overwhelmed by the staggering ₹22 Lakh overall estimated treatment cost.

Suggested Intervention

Hussain requires immediate, sustained treatment. The initial crucial 45-day stage alone costs ₹8 Lakhs (800K), which is currently underway. Despite exhausting their resources, the desperate family has only been able to gather ₹2 Lakhs. Community assistance is the only viable path to bridge the massive financial gap blocking his life-saving care.

The Impact

By stepping in to collectively fund the remaining balance, we can ensure that young Master Hussain isn't denied critical cancer therapies simply due to financial constraints. It will alleviate the crushing anxiety weighing on his parents and give Hussain a fighting chance at a healthy childhood.

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Case 44: Baby Sakina Nawab

29 May 2025

The Challenge

Mustafa Bhai Nawab from Nalasopara, Mumbai, supports his family of six on the meager income from a rented roadside clothes stall. His seven-month-old daughter, Sakina, is suffering from a critical congenital heart defect known as Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Due to severely compromised blood circulation, Sakina is turning completely blue and requires immediate, high-risk open heart surgery.

Suggested Intervention

Sakina has been urgently admitted to Wadia Hospital for observation prior to surgery. The total operation costs ₹3 Lakhs. While Mustafa Bhai has managed to secure ₹2 Lakhs through exhaustive efforts from family and friends, he is critically short by ₹1 Lakh. Without further assistance, the life-saving procedure cannot be fully funded.

The Impact

Closing the relatively small ₹1 Lakh funding gap will allow doctors to immediately perform the open heart surgery. This crucial intervention will restore healthy blood circulation, save baby Sakina's life, and lift a terrifying burden from a father currently exhausted of all financial options.

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Case 45-A: Mulla Ali Akbar Devaswala

29 May 2025

The Challenge

Mulla Aliakbar bears total financial responsibility for his extended family of five in India, which includes his wife, elderly parents, and two children. To survive, he is employed at a tool shop in Dubai earning just 2,000 AED monthly. Out of this tight budget, he has to send half back home to a family struggling with rent. He is simultaneously managing the disastrous fallout of a severe past business fraud that crippled him with a crushing ₹80 Lakh loss.

Suggested Intervention

Despite his tireless efforts working alone abroad, Aliakbar’s severely limited income cannot stretch any further. While his 19-year-old son works part-time to fund his own college tuition, there is no money left for his 15-year-old daughter’s schooling. She has immediate unpaid school fees (₹60,000) and tuition classes (₹36,000) combining to a crucial ₹96,000 INR requirement.

The Impact

Providing financial assistance for the ₹96,000 education barrier will ensure his daughter stays in school without traumatic disruption to her academics. Furthermore, this relief will provide an immense emotional break and lifeline to a father who is desperately doing everything he can overseas to manage compounding debt and severe medical crises back home.

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Case 45-B: Nafisa Ali Mohammed Nagarwala

29 May 2025

The Challenge

Nafisa resides in Pune with her sister-in-law and three children. Meanwhile, her husband Ali Mohammed works as a laborer in Dubai earning just 20,000 INR per month. Previously, the mothers managed to supplement this modest income by stitching traditional ridas and paneling, which successfully funded their son's education. Unfortunately, due to a severe leg injury, Nafisa's sister-in-law can no longer work, completely eliminating this crucial extra revenue.

Suggested Intervention

This sudden halt in income has caused immediate hardship for her two studying daughters. Inshiya is in her second year of BBA CA with an outstanding balance of ₹45,000 required. Asma just finished the 10th grade and immediately needs ₹30,000 for her crucial college admissions. Making matters tighter, their eldest son just started a CA internship but hasn't received his first paycheck yet.

The Impact

Securing the combined ₹75,000 assistance will directly ensure both daughters can stay in school and proceed to college without risking devastating drop-outs. Helping this hardworking family bridge this temporary crisis period effectively solidifies the girls' entire educational futures.

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Case 46: Abbas Bhai Merchant

29 May 2025

The Challenge

Abbas Bhai lives with his wife, two children, and his mother-in-law, who has no other children to care for her. He works as a laborer at an aluminum and glass factory, bringing home an income that is barely sufficient to cover daily household expenses. To compound their stress, his mother-in-law recently suffered a heart attack, entirely draining the family's modest savings.

Suggested Intervention

Due to the massive financial strain of ongoing medical treatments and bare living expenses, Abbas Bhai is struggling to afford his children's education. He urgently requires help to pay the school fees for both his children so they don't fall behind: Batul's fees require ₹37,320 and Adnan's fees require ₹27,000.

The Impact

Aiding with the combined ₹64,320 educational balance will allow both Batul and Adnan to continue receiving a good education. It will dramatically relieve the financial pressure on Abbas Bhai as he valiantly works a labor-heavy job to support both the next generation and an ailing elder in his care.

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Case 47: Nisreen Burhanuddin Masalawala

29 May 2025

The Challenge

Nisreen Burhanuddin serves as a homemaker for her family of eight. Currently, they are struggling to care for their two-and-a-half-year-old son, Mustafa, who suffers from a physical disability preventing him from straightening his neck, limbs, and hands. Burhanuddin, an accountant, earns a modest ₹25,000 monthly, while his brother drives a rickshaw. Their combined income is absolutely obliterated by a heavy ₹33,000 monthly Jamaat loan repayment hanging over their heads.

Suggested Intervention

Because they are prioritizing debt and basic living expenses among eight family members—alongside Burhanuddin's father recently undergoing mouth cancer treatment—the family has reached a breaking point. They are unable to afford necessities like food and have been forced to suspend Mustafa's crucial daily therapy (₹700/day) and massage sessions (₹9,000/month) which total around ₹30,000 per month.

The Impact

By stepping in to relieve this crushing financial bottleneck, we literally enable a disabled toddler to resume the essential physical therapy required for his body's development. Relieving these therapy and school fee costs will save the large Masalawala family from defaulting on food and falling deeper into insurmountable crisis.

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Case 48: Saifuddin Bhai Supariwala

29 Sep 2025

Important Note: We had received this case when Saifuddin Bhai was originally hospitalized but unfortunately could not take the case immediately due to unavoidable circumstances. The grieving family has not approached any other Sansthas to accept an application for Muwasaat from the local Jamaat.

The Challenge

We are heartbroken to share the tragic passing of Saifuddin Bhai after a debilitating physical battle with Multi-Organ Failure (MOF) involving his renal, pulmonary, and cardiac systems. As a hardworking roadside vendor managing his household on a modest income of ₹5,000 to ₹10,000 per month, the complex cascades of late-stage illness—exacerbated by a severe cellulitis tissue infection requiring urgent surgery—completely exhausted all family options.

Suggested Intervention

To try to save his life, the family was forced to take on massive "Qarzan" debts from friends and family. Tragically, this meant forcefully pawning off Zaibun Bai's most precious remaining possessions: her two gold bangles. Zaibun Bai is now an elderly widow observing her IDDAT period, and with the sole earning member departed, there is absolutely no one left to provide daily bread or repay the staggering medical loans still looming over them.

The Impact

We are making an urgent appeal on behalf of Zaibun Bai to collectively cover the severe surviving medical debt. While their three married daughters are helping as much as their own capabilities allow, this massive debt cannot be shouldered by them alone. Your crucial support will repay their lenders, help return her precious gold bangles, and ensure an elderly widow can survive her IDDAT with basic dignity and peace.

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Case 49: Burhanuddin Bhai Irani

29 Sep 2025

Important Note: We had received this case when Burhanuddin Bhai Irani was originally hospitalized but unfortunately could not take it immediately due to unavoidable circumstances. The grieving family has not approached any other Sansthas to accept an application for Muwasaat from the local Jamaat.

The Challenge

We are heartbroken to share that Burhanuddin Bhai Irani has tragically passed away following a severe medical battle with a massive heart attack. During his struggle for survival, his family incurred overwhelming medical debts at Saifee Hospital. Now, deeply immersed in grief, the family is facing the devastating reality that they must clear this massive outstanding hospital bill just to release his body so they can finally bring him home for peaceful final rites.

Suggested Intervention

Driven into debt trying to save his life, his surviving family members are completely destitute and currently cannot afford even their most basic living needs, let alone the required hospital payments. The crippling reality of being locked physically away from their departed loved one due to unresolved hospital bills is causing the grieving family unparalleled, unimaginable suffering.

The Impact

We are making an urgent, collective appeal to gather immediate financial support for this grieving family. The collected amount will be paid directly to Saifee Hospital to clear the medical debt, immediately releasing his body to his family. Additional funds will help secure their basic needs during this agonizing and extremely difficult transition period.

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Case 50: Taher Shabbir Sakarwala

15 Oct 2025

The Challenge

Taher Bhai, a 40-year-old divorced salesman earning a modest ₹20,000 monthly, was traveling on a bike when he and a colleague were violently struck by a trailer in a severe road traffic accident. He sustained catastrophic injuries including major head trauma, facial fractures, and a shattered left hand. He is currently fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Orbit Hospital, Mira Road.

Suggested Intervention

Taher lives in a rented Virar residence with his elderly mother and his brother, who also earns just ₹20,000 a month. Due to their restricted combined income, the family is entirely paralyzed by the massive, escalating daily ICU fees and the required surgical procedures for his face, hand, and head trauma. They are facing an immediate and devastating financial crisis.

The Impact

Immediate financial aid is urgently needed to prevent a disruption in his intensive care treatment. Funding these critical surgeries and hospital bills will literally keep Taher Bhai alive, giving him a fighting chance to recover from his devastating trauma while preventing his heartbroken mother and brother from collapsing under inescapable medical debt.

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Case 51: Aliasger Kotawala

16 Oct 2025

The Challenge

Aliasger Kotawala, a 46-year-old father of three students (aged 19, 17, and 15), was previously employed at a furniture shop. Over the last year, a severe decline in his health has left him entirely bedridden at home. He has recently been heavily diagnosed with severe liver failure, with doctors declaring that his liver has 90% collapsed. His large family, which also includes his homemaker wife and two 80-year-old elderly parents, is now facing terrifying emotional and financial strain under his loss of income and escalating medical needs.

Suggested Intervention

Medical experts have advised an urgent, life-saving liver transplant surgery scheduled for next week. In an act of profound dedication, his wife has bravely stepped forward and been approved as the willing living donor for this monumental procedure. However, the family has absolutely no financial capacity left to afford the surgery required at Apollo Rajshree Hospital.

The Impact

Immediate collected funds will be paid directly to Apollo Rajshree Hospital to bridge the cost of the transplant. By funding this procedure, we will literally save the life of a young father. Post-operation, he will require at least three months of strict bed rest to recover, and this financial support guarantees his brave wife and children can focus entirely on his healing rather than crippling medical debt.

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Case 52: Saifuddin Najmi

18 Nov 2025

The Challenge

Saifuddin Bhai is a 54-year-old father who is unfortunately battling advanced Stomach Cancer. Due to his severe condition, he is currently unemployed. His family's sole financial support rests entirely on his son, an optometrist, who brings home a highly restrictive monthly salary of just ₹15,000. Additionally, his daughter Inshiya is currently a student, and his spouse serves as a full-time homemaker.

Suggested Intervention

Initially, Saifuddin sought treatment at a government hospital to match their limited financial capacity. However, as his condition worsened, he desperately needed to be transferred to a private hospital. This emergency transfer resulted in massive medical bills amounting to ₹2.5 Lakhs. Of this, ₹1.2 Lakhs was urgently borrowed and must be repaid immediately, while the remainder wiped out their savings entirely. Currently, they are burdened with ₹25,000 in monthly medical expenses, eclipsing their entire ₹15,000 household income.

The Impact

Medical experts have now advised a crucial, life-saving operation with an estimated upfront cost of ₹2.5 Lakhs (₹2,50,000), which the family is completely unable to afford. Intervening to fund this critical stomach cancer surgery will directly provide Saifuddin Bhai a fighting chance at survival while rescuing an incredibly hardworking young son from insurmountable medical debt.

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Case 53: Baby Ruqaiyah (Fatema Singaporewala)

18 Nov 2025

The Challenge

Baby Ruqaiyah was tragically diagnosed with Down Syndrome immediately after birth. On her very first day, she suffered critical complications, necessitating admission to Chirayu Hospital's NICU. Though initially discharged, her condition rapidly deteriorated. She was readmitted on her 22nd day suffering from severe dehydration and apnea, requiring immediate ventilator and High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) support. She additionally required multiple blood transfusions for dangerous drop-offs in hemoglobin and platelets.

Suggested Intervention

Ruqaiyah's father, Hussain Bhai (37), works in Dubai earning approximately 3,000 AED monthly to support his family of five in Vasai, Mumbai. After essential living expenses, he has extremely limited savings. To cover her extensive 40-day intensive care stay and secure her safe discharge on August 29th, the family was forced to borrow substantial emergency funds (Qardan). They are now utterly stripped of financial resources.

The Impact

While Baby Ruqaiyah has been discharged, she remains under critical medical observation. She still requires a feeding pipe, regular specialist consultations, and ongoing follow-up care for Down Syndrome complications. Urgent financial intervention is needed to help this family repay their crushing hospital debt, allowing them to shift their focus fully toward providing specialized, continuous care for their newborn without the constant terror of financial collapse.

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Case 54: Sakina Puffwala

15 Dec 2025

The Challenge

Sakina Ben (37) has been tragically diagnosed with severe Blood Cancer. The massive emotional and physical blow to her family of six—living in Suwasra with two teenage children and her elderly dependent parents—is immeasurable. Her husband, Mustafa Bhai, recently migrated back to India from Kuwait to support the family. He started a small roadside business selling chips and cold drinks which yields a deeply restricted monthly income of just ₹15,000–₹20,000.

Suggested Intervention

Due to the critical severity of her illness, Sakina Ben is currently admitted for treatment at Tata Memorial Trust Hospital in Mumbai, one of India's premier oncology centers. The expert oncology team has advised an immediate and intensive treatment plan involving prolonged chemotherapy cycles, continuous monitoring, and other essential supportive measures to combat the life-threatening progression of her cancer.

The Impact

Mustafa Bhai's small ₹15,000 income is entirely insufficient to manage the astronomically high costs of specialized cancer treatment (involving chemotherapy cycles, heavy medications, investigations, and hospital stays). The family has exhausted what little funds they could arrange. Urgent financial aid will ensure Sakina Ben does not halt her life-saving chemotherapy at Tata Memorial, offering her a true fighting chance at survival.

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Case 55: Umme Salma (Abbas Bhai Pitolwala)

27 Dec 2025

The Challenge

Abbas Bhai resides in Dahod, India, and serves as the sole financial provider for his growing family through his small Kirana shop, earning exactly 30,000 INR per month. He lives with his wife, who is currently eight months pregnant, and their 3.5-year-old daughter, Umme Salma. Tragically, little Umme Salma is suffering from severe hearing impairment and faces a critical speech-development risk if she is not treated immediately.

Suggested Intervention

Medical professionals have urgently advised surgical intervention in the form of a Cochlear Implant. The total combined cost for the specialized equipment and surgery is a staggering 38 Lakhs. Abbas Bhai has displayed incredible initiative, successfully securing 20 Lakhs through heavy personal loans and an application for Qarzan from the local Jamaat in Dahod. Even so, the family still faces an insurmountable 18 Lakhs deficit.

The Impact

Doctors have categorized Umme Salma's condition as extremely high-priority; any further delay caused by lack of funds will result in irreversible damage to her lifelong speech and language development capabilities. Financial assistance will bridge this overwhelming gap before their new baby arrives, securing this crucial Cochlear Implant so a sweet 3.5-year-old girl can hear, learn to speak, and live a fully capable life.

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Case 56: Fatema Mohammed Sehorewala

13 Jan 2026

The Challenge

Fatema ben is a widow whose husband passed away 10 years ago. Facing chronic medical conditions (Hepatitis B and liver complications), she is unable to seek employment. The family is struggling with significant financial distress due to the rising cost of medicines and the inability to afford her elder daughter’s BTech college fees (₹1 Lakh/year) and younger daughter’s school fees (₹50,000).

Suggested Intervention

With her brother already supporting his own family and living in a shared rented house, external support is critical. Hope & Faith Charitable Trust is facilitating the collection of funds to cover the educational costs that the family cannot afford alone.

The Impact

The collected funds will be paid directly to the institutions to ensure the elder daughter can continue her BTech studies and the younger daughter remains in school. Securing their education is the most sustainable way to help the family build an independent future.

Case 57: Hamida Moyaddi

13 Jan 2026

The Challenge

Hamida ben is a single mother living alone with her 19-year-old daughter. Her monthly rent of ₹15,000 exceeds her entire salary of ₹13,000, forcing her to rely entirely on her brother for groceries. Her daughter is studying for her ACCA qualification in her second year at Hinduja College. While first-year fees were borrowed and two installments have been paid this year, the family has entirely depleted their resources and cannot gather the pending third installment of her ₹1.60 Lakh annual tuition.

Suggested Intervention

With basic survival outstripping the family's income, external assistance is critical to prevent the daughter from dropping out. Hope & Faith Charitable Trust is intervening to gather the remaining funds for her final installment, securing her continued access to education without pushing the family further into high-interest debt.

The Impact

The collected amount will be paid directly to Hinduja College. This guarantees the daughter can complete her ACCA qualifications unharmed, unlocking professional accounting career opportunities that will ultimately lift her and her mother out of poverty and financial dependency.

Case 58: Mohammed Hussain Mahowwala

13 Jan 2026

The Challenge

Mohammed Bhai, who previously supported his wife and two children with a hardware shop income, faced a catastrophic double tragedy when his shop was robbed and then entirely demolished by the Municipality due to road-cutting plans. The family currently survives solely on his wife's teaching salary of ₹7,000 per month. Living hand-to-mouth with zero business income for the last 4 months, they are entirely unable to afford their 18-year-old daughter's first-year Physiotherapy college fees (₹96,000) ahead of the urgent February 2026 deadline.

Suggested Intervention

The sudden structural loss of their livelihood threatens entirely to derail the daughter's higher education right as it begins. Hope & Faith Charitable Trust is stepping up to gather the remaining funds specifically targeted to cover her Physiotherapy college tuition, insulating her education from this unexpected financial emergency.

The Impact

The collected amount will be paid directly to the college before the February deadline. By securing her Physiotherapy degree, we empower her to graduate into a high-demand medical career that can eventually restore, and significantly elevate, the entire family's long-term financial stability.

Case 59: Moiz Murtaza Topiwala

10 Feb 2026

The Challenge

Moiz bhai (50) was a successful real estate broker in Colombo before being diagnosed with severe Elephantiasis, kidney complications, and high sugar, leaving him completely unemployed for two years. His wife Rashida ben (42) now supports them via a small stitching and roti-making home business. Initial treatments in Colombo failed, prompting doctors to suggest immediate care in India. While the Chennai and Colombo Jamaats generously funded the first ₹5.5 Lakh of his successful Indian treatments, these resources are now fully exhausted.

Suggested Intervention

Moiz bhai requires critical ongoing daily physiotherapy, antibiotics, and specialized dressings costing approximately ₹10,000 per month, alongside ₹7,000 for rent. Without assistance, he will be unable to afford these crucial daily treatments, risking an immediate reversal of his hard-earned medical progress. Hope & Faith Charitable Trust is gathering targeted monthly financial support to cover these life-saving medical supplies and essential living costs.

The Impact

These emergency funds will ensure Moiz bhai’s specialized daily medical routines continue completely uninterrupted. Sustaining this momentum is the only way to stabilize his complex medical condition, eventually restoring his physical mobility, and releasing his family from an immense daily financial burden.

Case 60: Fatema Ben Yusuf bhai Moyaddi

10 Feb 2026

The Challenge

Fatema Ben was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and has endured grueling courses of chemotherapy and radiation. The intense treatment has resulted in a debilitating hand disability characterized by severe Lymphedema swelling. She is currently in critical condition at Jupiter Cancer Hospital in Indore. Her husband, Yusuf bhai, has completely exhausted his life savings paying over ₹4.75 Lakhs for her care, and due to lack of funds and high airfares, he is tragically unable to travel from abroad to be by his wife's side.

Suggested Intervention

Yusuf bhai previously managed by borrowing and repaying funds, but unpredictable, mounting hospital costs have pushed the situation past its breaking point. He recently had to borrow AED 1,000 just to cover immediate medical transfers. Hope & Faith Charitable Trust is stepping in to collect essential funds to address her urgently escalating cancer care costs and stabilize the family's crippling debt.

The Impact

All funds collected through this appeal will be transferred directly to the family. This crucial intervention guarantees Fatema Ben will continue to receive the life-saving medical care she needs, relieves the immense pressure of their borrowed medical debts, and brings peace to a family physically separated by this crisis.

Our Case Studies

Case 42: Medical & Living Support

Case 43: Urgent Leukemia Treatment

Case 44: Infant Heart Surgery

Case 45-A: Urgent Educational Support

Case 45-B: Daughters' School Fees

Case 46: School Fees & Medical Relief

Case 47: Child Physical Therapy

Case 48: Widowed Family Relief

Case 49: Medical Debt Relief

Case 50: Critical Accident Care

Case 51: Urgent Liver Transplant

Case 52: Stomach Cancer Treatment

Case 53: Emergency NICU Relief

Case 54: Blood Cancer Relief

Case 55: Cochlear Implant Surgery

Case 56: Educational Support

Case 57: College Fee Support

Case 58: College Fee Support

Case 59: Medical Assistance

Case 60: Post-Operative Care

Case 42: Yusuf Ali

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 43: Master Hussain Taher Bhai Desaiwala

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 44: Baby Sakina Nawab

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 45-A: Mulla Ali Akbar Devaswala

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 45-B: Nafisa Ali Mohammed Nagarwala

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 46: Abbas Bhai Merchant

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 47: Nisreen Burhanuddin Masalawala

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 48: Saifuddin Bhai Supariwala

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 49: Burhanuddin Bhai Irani

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 50: Taher Shabbir Sakarwala

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 51: Aliasger Kotawala

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 52: Saifuddin Najmi

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 53: Baby Ruqaiyah (Fatema Singaporewala)

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 54: Sakina Puffwala

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention

The Impact

Case 55: Umme Salma (Abbas Bhai Pitolwala)

The Challenge

Suggested Intervention