By Julia Matthew | Managing Director
Dear Friends,
In the battle against COVID-19, rural areas and slum communities were always the most vulnerable with inadequate food, shelter, hygiene facilities and lack of awareness. Unlike the first wave, the second wave has travelled deeper in backward areas of India and spreading much faster.
Though the funds were short, El Shaddai meets the basic needs of the underprivileged which includes all the base level groceries needed by a family for a month. In addition, we put in soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, hair oil, sanitizers, masks, and sanitary pads in hard to reach communities in Goa like Porvorim, Panjim, Mapusa, Calangute, Chimbel, Margao and Vasco.
Frome the month of June, we have supported around 601 families, on an average 2,404 people are benefited from June till date with this project. The waitlist seems never ending. We reach to the nearest point of the residence of the slum people with all the bags in a pickup truck and inform them the previous day to come and collect the dry ration bags.
Thank you all for your support that includes prayers and donations at this time. We do hope that we can count on your continued support for this important COVID-19 relief work.
The people who received the kits were extremely happy that they had a trustworthy source to rely upon even at the midst of their miseries. For them the nutrition kits were a great help for them to survive the pandemic period
If you would like to regularly engage in this Endeavour and project, we encourage you to start a monthly recurring donation for a small amount, which will go a long way in giving them a bright future.
If you would like to know anything more about El Shaddai or the work that we are doing please feel free to contact us on +91 9370712173 or you can drop us a mail at infogoa@childrescue.net
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