Reducing father's salary, doubling debts

14 thousand dirhams in school arrears for “Judy and Sidra”

Abu Al-Tawam (Judy and Sidra - 17 years old) is unable to pay the school arrears for the past year, which amounted to 14,000 dirhams, and the school administration is demanding payment, so that they can continue their studies and take the results of the final exams. Manage the required amount.

The "father" is facing difficult financial conditions, after accumulating many obligations and debts on his shoulders, and reducing his salary to 5,000 dirhams, and although he is the only breadwinner for his family, he is now living on the aid of family and close friends, until he overcomes his financial crisis, and finds a new job to pay off his debts.

The two students (Judy and Sidra) are studying in the eleventh grade, and they will not be able to obtain their final results for the 2020-2021 semester to continue their education for the next year if the accumulated amount is not paid.

The father told «Emirates Today» that he has been working in the country since 2007, in a jewelry store in Abu Dhabi, and receives a salary of 8000 dirhams, and his wife used to sell handicrafts, and prepare small plates of sweets and pastries and sell them to friends and neighbors, and we were able to achieve financial stability for the family together.

He pointed out that God blessed him with four children, the eldest of whom is (Ranim - 21 years old), who finished her school studies, and was unable to enroll her in the university, and did not complete her academic career due to the difficult financial conditions he is going through, and the twins (Judy and Sidra), and the youngest of them (Mohammed - 10 years old).

• The mother prepares small plates of sweets and pastries and sells them to friends and neighbours.