By Michelle Dovi Klouvi | Junior Project Manager
After the lockdown, unfortunately our courses, as many other activities, are momentarily stopped because India is experiencing a somewhat difficult situation. Unfortunately, due to the incredible population density especially in major cities like Mumbai, Calcutta, Delhi, Chennai and considering the precariousness of the Indian health system, the concern for the whole population, and especially for the weakest and most vulnerable, is very large: few people will be able to escape the contagion and not all patients will be able to be taken care of. In addition to this invisible enemy, which is covid19, the Indian people must also cope with hunger. The worst damage is already caused by the blockade: closed schools means children without food and kids exposed to the dangers of the road; closed shops means thousands of unemployed people without the possibility of earning even a few rupees a day that previously allowed them to survive. In Tamil Nadu the situation is not better.
We must do something!
Recently John Upalt, our local referent and president of the MTSSO (Mother Teresa Social Service Organization) has finally managed to get permission to personally bring food to some of girls we support. Together with his collaborators and some members of the government, he then managed to distribute several masks to the inhabitants of Nagercoil and pockets of food to 75 families of poor villages in the area.The urgency that we are experiencing confronts us with unexpected complex challenges and we try to meet them with commitment, dedication and attention to the others: this spirit has always guided us in our engagement in India.
Now more than ever we need your help to be able to continue the project!
By Ruggero Maffione | Fundraising and communication officer
By Ilenia | Communications intern
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