This Kerala Mother's 16-Year Fight for Her Differently-Abled Daughter Became a Livelihood and Support Network for 200 Other Mothers
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After her husband left following her daughter Sandra's microcephaly diagnosis in 2010, Sheeja built Snehasandram, a trust in Thiruvananthapuram run exclusively by and for mothers raising children with disabilities, offering livelihood support, emergency aid, and community to 200 mothers.
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