PETALING JAYA, Jan 13 — While most nine-year-olds only have to worry about what time they get to go out and play after school, one young girl in Kuala Lumpur has very different causes of concern. This nine-year-old girl sells tissues by the roadside to support her family, as her mother is a...
Selfless teacher goes out of way to help struggling family, as nine-year-old KL girl sells tissues to keep them afloatLocal teacher Mohd Fadli Salleh was heavy-hearted when he heard about the problems the family faced and decided to go all out to track them down and help them. — Picture via Facebook/ Mohd Fadli Salleh
After many unsuccessful efforts of tracking them down, Fadli decided to take his search up a notch and look for them at their home address instead of on the street, as he shared their story onto his Facebook page yesterday. He revealed that the family does get support from the Welfare Department and Baitulmal, but have yet to receive this year’s aid, as their application is still being processed.
He added that the family also faces a number of problems that he describes as “heavy and confusing”, which he would rather not share to protect their image. Fadli was extremely eager to help the family, but wasn’t sure how to approach them appropriately, before he contacted Syed Azmi. — Picture via Facebook/ Mohd Fadli Salleh
Fadli expressed that he offered to help the family with purchasing groceries and take care of anything they need for school, as well as giving them some extra cash for pocket money. Thankfully for Fadli, the family embraced his offers for help with open arms and agreed to let him help them until they get back on their feet.
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