The world of Tzu Chi April 2021 (Vol.133)

2021 • 04 38 her husband’s trishaw to earn some income. However, as she had to help her mother-in-law prepare meals and do household chores during the day, she could only work at night. Business was not good; sometimes, she only managed to get customers in one out of three days that she went out to work. She had tried to find jobs in restaurants, but was rejected as the owners could not afford to employ more workers. She was helpless and sad beyond tears. When volunteers learnt that her husband was in jail and that she had not registered the birth of her infant, they made a video call to another volunteer, Tang Dee Hui, who has experience in handling such a similar situation, to guide her on the application procedure. Dee Hui told her that she could apply for birth registration by presenting her baby’s health appointment record card and the jail visitation record card to the officer. She was advised to do it as soon as possible to avoid complications. Upon learning that the problem that had worried her for so long could be settled by just presenting the relevant documents, she decided to visit the National Registration Department that afternoon to submit the application. Nurul Izzati was grateful to receive the cash aid and infant milk powder from the volunteers. She said the money would come in handy for the 13 members in her mother-in- law’s and her family. We will always be there for you Eddy Shahrizal bin Abdul Karim lived in a rented low-cost apartment. As the bedroom was packed with all kinds of things, Chong Kiew Moy (left), a retired nurse, and Ong Kee Boon, a medical staff from Tzu Chi, cleaned Lee Kim’s wound.