Making ends meet

Eating well: The challenge for Fadzilah Abdul Hamid (centre) is feeding the women under her care nutritious meals on a tight budget.

Times are tough, but Rumah Solehah does all it can to get by and help others.

EVEN when government funding ended last year, Rumah Solehah caretaker Fadzilah Abd Hamid had to keep her home for women living with HIV and AIDS going. She couldn’t turn out the five women under her care as they have nowhere to go. As it is, Fadzilah only takes in the most desperate cases referred to her by hospitals.