Made (Maid) to become a Millionaire

Happier Maids, Happier Homes (click photo)

Sad tales of our Domestic Helpers in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries are very common to us. Though a few of them were lucky to have an employer who treated them well. But this reason cant stop our stand to pursue our (group) fight for a total ban of sending FDH in Middle Eastern countries where there is a probable risk to our Filipina household helpers.
As what Ive said, a few of them are fortunate. Heres a short story that you may not probably be missed to watch in TFC Balitang Middle East and newspapers in the coming days to come.

I talked to her personally yesterday and due to obvious reason I decide not to divulge her name, at least in this writing. 

Hard life in our country forced her to find her luck as a household help in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She landed an employer who treated her well and  considered her as a member of the family. But her luck does not end up there.

Gold Bars

A few days ago, she received a call from a soft drink company informing her that she won a 2 KILOS of GOLD. A call that she never expected and even ignored it 6 times, until she decided to seek an advise from a Filipina community leader and our Philippine Embassy that helps her in the process to confirm her fortune. She won a 2 Kilos of gold worth more than P 1 Million by a mere chance of participating a soft drink promo contest by texting a number written in the soft drink can. A chance that made (Maid) her to become an instant millionaire.

Today, she saved her fortune in a dollar account, invest part of it in Treasury Bills and shared a few for her fellow stranded Filipina Domestic Helpers by providing them an air tickets back home and presently involved in other charitable deeds.

Lucky enough! And a wise moved too.