India – Covid-19 in Bangalore addressed as mark of solidarity and dedication to others

16 July 2021
India – Covid-19 in Bangalore addressed as mark of solidarity and dedication to others

(ANS - Bangalore) - The "Sacred Heart" Salesian Province of India-Bangalore (INK), the Provincial Planning and Development Office (BREADS) and the Youth Commission of the Archdiocese of Bangalore, led by the Salesian, Fr Anil D'Sa, are continuing to work in unity of purpose and with a variety of initiatives to help the population affected by Covid-19 and its consequences. Here is an account of the work done in the last two weeks by the young volunteers under the guidance of Fr D’Sa, as well as the activities carried out by BREADS, directly and through the works of INK.

At the “Don Bosco Degree College” in Chitradurga, a day of vaccinations was organized on 3 July. The same initiative in "drive-in" mode was carried out in collaboration with the Government of the Indian State of Kerala also at the Salesian house in Vaduthala, but in an ongoing form: started at the end of May, it is still t work with an average of about 100 people vaccinated per day and over 7,000 people have benefited so far.

Furthermore, at the "Don Bosco" center in Vaduthala, students and staff of the Salesian institution are also dedicated to helping the elderly and needy people to book their vaccinations online.

And while the "Don Bosco TEAM Covid" service of Kollam continues to receive praise for its service to the local fishing community, BREADS is committed to the packaging and shipping of individual protection kits (containing masks, disinfectants , thermometers, face shields and other essentials) to people in need in the Indian state of Karnataka, and in the distribution of medical kits for the treatment of Covid-19 to volunteers working on the front line and families infected with the coronavirus.

The Salesian house in Bhadravati also distributed anti-Covid-19 health kits for residents of the “Siddhartha” Center for the Blind in Bhadravati, which hosts visually impaired people at various levels.

And the administration of health kits was also carried out by the "Don Bosco" Agricultural and Rural Development Service in Mandya, aimed on this occasion to front-line volunteers, social workers and kindergarten teachers in the Mandya district; and by the Youth Commission of the Archdiocese of Bangalore itself, in favor of the young people of the city.

Finally, it should be noted that the Help Desk for Migrants set up with the Salesian collaboration in Uppala, in the district of Kasaragod, State of Kerala, has organized a vaccination camp for Indian internal migrants which benefited 189 people.

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