Granny Seng
Granny Seng Story
In Cambodia, a woman struggling with a garbage cart caught my eye. I sketched her quickly as she sorted through the garbage. When I finished, I chased after her, finding her three blocks away, and handed her the drawing along with some cash.
She was 77, living in a shack,
collecting trash for $5 a day
collecting trash for $5 a day
We visited her in her house and her daughter greeted us with hands calloused from years of hard labor.
The next day, I offered Granny Seng
To help her with the house or start a small business, but she shook her head, "Every day, I worry about how to make the payments for my debt."
As it turned out they were in a cycle of debts, taking one loan after another, with the interest rates so high that it seemed impossible for them to get even close to paying it off.
With help from my followers, we cleared her debts. "It’s like I was drowning and then I got saved," Granny Seng said, happy tears in her eyes.
As it turned out they were in a cycle of debts, taking one loan after another, with the interest rates so high that it seemed impossible for them to get even close to paying it off.
With help from my followers, we cleared her debts. "It’s like I was drowning and then I got saved," Granny Seng said, happy tears in her eyes.
We created a monthly pension for her, so she
wouldn't have to collect garbage anymore.
wouldn't have to collect garbage anymore.
