Mdm Qhameira Ani Binti Ismail, aged 33, is a single mother with 3 school-going children, aged 12, 7 and 6. The family lives in a 3 room HDB flat. Mdm Qhameira Ani takes care of her children single-handedly. She approached Thye Hua Kwan FSC at Bedok North in June 2012 for financial assistance and advice. The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) was used as a tool to further engage Mdm Qhameira Ani for intervention by the social worker.
The Fund has helped Mdm Qhameira Ani to ensure that her children have enough pocket money to go to school and to attend school regularly. Her children’s attendance has been regular and they appear well adjusted.