by The City-based NGO ‘I Am Still Human’ was celebrating Eid with migrant workers. India is a multi-cultural place. Every religion has plenty of its own festivals and occasions. Individuals prefer celebrating festivals with their family and friends.
However, several people migrate from their native place to other states in search of jobs. Such workers are unable to join their families during these festivals.
Eid-ul-Fitr is a mark for the end of the fasting month of Ramzan. Due to the pandemic, the celebrations of Eid were a low-key affair in the city.
The individuals offered Namaz at home and the Mosques had deserted look due to the pandemic.
The NGO– I Am Still Human
This NGO is a group of youngsters led by Vivek Mehra. The NGO has been working for people who are living on the street. The team is helping the people stuck at different under-construction sites in Chandigarh.
The step taken by the NGO provides a beautiful message of respecting all the religions at same level.
The team of the NGO has been distributing Free Ration to 2000 needy Families and Free Sanitizers and masks to over 5,00,000 people.
The campaign was started on March 20,2020 and is still ongoing.
The Initiative
The NGO, I Am Still Human-made an initiative to celebrate Eid with Muslim migrant laborers. The team of the NGO was distributing food while they saw Muslim workers requesting to celebrate Eid.
The team arranged a special meal for the workers as Eidi. The special food including sewaiyaan, has been made for over 500 workers in Chandigarh.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many people are unable to gather food for themselves and their families. NGOs like I Am Still Humans are working to serve such families, and individuals with food and all other basic necessities.
The initiative taken by the team of this NGO is a step in maintaining peace and harmony during such serious situation.
With an increase in active cases of COVID-19 in Chandigarh, the terror of Coronavirus pandemic is threatening people for life risk.
The Other Services
Many NGOs and other social service bodies are contributing to this pandemic situation. They are providing assistance to the administration in distributing food, water, medicines, and other basic essentials.
Volunteers like Rehmat Swami have donated sanitary pads to women and much other stuff to needy individuals.
The PU Girls hostels, Sood Dharamshala are converted into quarantine centers. Whereas the NRIs returning to Chandigarh will be staying in Hotels under quarantine.
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