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A Singaporean couple bought a studio apartment in India for their maid to appreciate her

Updated: Dec 2, 2023


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SINGAPORE: A family in Singapore has shown their kind gesture to their helper, Rana Mamta. The couple, Joseph Harison and Leens Joseph bought her a studio flat in her home town of Darjeeling, India, in 2021 to show their appreciation for her love for the family, the local media reported.


According to the source, the family of four employed Mamta in 2015 at the very time of their need when Harison was hospitalized after a seizure, and his wife was pregnant with their second child.


Rana Mamta at the centre. Photo: Handout

“We had so many problems, and she came to my home, talked to me and even prayed together with me,” said Joseph, adding that Mamta, 43, is “one of the greatest things that has happened in our lives”.


The family now goes with Mamta to her church every week.



“We are blessed to have her. She is the manager of our house,” said Harison, 48, a civil servant.


In Darjeeling, Mamta used to stay with her friends or church members. She has no siblings, and both her parents are dead.


She came to Singapore with nothing, so we wanted to help secure her future,” said Joseph, 45, who works in the operations team at Changi General Hospital. The flat cost the couple about $45,000.


The whole family even flew to Darjeeling in 2022 for a housewarming celebration for Mamta when her flat was completed.


Mamta said she is grateful to be treated like part of the family.


Joseph said: “She is our first helper and the last”. She added that Mamta is very good with the children.




一對新加坡夫婦在印度買了一間單間公寓,讓女傭欣賞她


新加坡:新加坡的一個家庭向他們的助手拉納·馬姆塔(Rana Mamta)表達了善意的姿態。 據當地媒體報道,約瑟夫·哈里森(Joseph Harison) 和利恩斯·約瑟夫(Leens Joseph) 夫婦於2021 年在她的家鄉印度大吉嶺買了一套單間公寓,以表達對她對家庭的愛的讚賞。


據消息人士稱,這個四口之家在 2015 年在他們需要的時候僱用了 Mamta,當時

哈里森癲癇發作後住院,他的妻子懷上了他們的第二個孩子。


約瑟夫說:「我們遇到了很多問題,她來到我家,與我交談,甚至和我一起祈禱。」他補充說,43 歲的瑪姆塔是「我們一生中發生過的最偉大的事情之一」。

現在,一家人每週都會和 Mamta 一起去她的教會。


「我們很幸運擁有她。 她是我們家的經理,」48 歲的公務員哈里森說。

在大吉嶺,瑪姆塔常常和她的朋友或教友住在一起。 她沒有兄弟姊妹,父母都過世了。


她來到新加坡時一無所有,因此我們希望幫助保障她的未來。」45 歲的約瑟夫 (Joseph) 說道,他在樟宜綜合醫院營運團隊工作。 這套公寓花費了這對夫婦約 45,000 美元。


2022 年,當 Mamta 的公寓竣工時,全家人甚至飛往大吉嶺為她舉辦喬遷慶典。

Mamta 表示,她很高興能被當作家庭的一員對待。

約瑟夫說:「她是我們的第一個幫助者,也是最後一個幫助者」。 她補充說, Mamta 對孩子們很好。



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