Case Study - 1: Kakani Babu Rao’s family

Kakani Babu Rao’s family is one of the poorest families in Seetha Rampuram village of Vetapalem Mandal, Prakasam District. He is married and has three sons. He and his wife used to go daily for agricultural works and lived without any serious problems. Then, Babu Rao’s both younger sons (twins) started to face health problems and it became difficult for them to look after the family needs. They lived in a small house, which had been constructed under the scheme of Rural Housing programme supported by the Government, but due to their poor economical conditions, the house was lacking basic requirements like flooring, plastering, proper doors, windows and sanitary facilities. ASSIST came forward to support them for completing their house with all those minimum requirements.

At present they live in the new house with joy and they keep the house premises healthy and carefully. Children also feel comfort with nice flooring to play. The healthy atmosphere in the home is helping them to spend more time on livelihood activities. The couple is living happily and with an increase in their income levels they are getting good medication for their children.

Case Study - 1: Kakani Babu Rao’s family

Sathram Venkata Subba Rao’s family is a very poor family which lives in Rosaiah Nagar in Vetapalem Mandal of Prakasam District. This family belongs to the weaver community, which is the most vulnerable community of artisans in the present society. Venkata Subba Rao is married and has two children. His wife Lakshmi helps him in weaving when both children are attending the school. Venkata Subba Rao is working under a master weaver, who controls every aspect of the production and marketing process by providing capital to independent weavers to purchase looms and yarn for weaving. Venkata Subba Rao’s family income is very meager and the most of their income goes to master weavers for repaying their debts.

In 1999, Venkata Subba Rao started the construction for his own house with the support of the government housing scheme. Due to financial burdens, however, he only constructed it up to slab level and the roof was covered with palm leaves and paddy grass. The house was very congested and there were no doors or windows and flooring and plastering works were also not attended. Their income on weaving allowed them to satisfy only family’s daily needs and they had no money to complete the house. ASSIST provided an amount of 9,517 Rs. with which Venkata Subba Rao’s family finished the house with slab, doors, windows, flooring and plastering within only 8 days.