With Covid-19’s terrifying development in Pakistan and particularly it is increase in Sindh, the inhabitants has gone in lockdown.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Sunday introduced {that a} lockdown might be imposed all through the province beginning midnight for the following 15 days in an effort to management the unfold of coronavirus.
Whereas this is likely one of the simplest methods to curb the rising numbers of the virus, many puzzled that in a rustic like Pakistan, what would occur to day by day wage staff and their earnings ought to a lockdown occur?
Whereas many privileged people use this to counter the lockdown principle – after which select to be out gallivanting regardless of having a symptom or two (we see you touring socialites) – we won’t deny that this is a matter that must be taken care of, together with isolation which is the very best strategy to flatten the curve.
Anoushey Ashraf and Nomi Ansari are an instance of what could be achieved. The 2 determined to revive our religion in humanity with their small time mission to assist out day by day wage earners by distributing ration baggage that may final a household for a while.
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Chatting with Photographs, designer Nomi Ansari revealed, “Anoushey annd I were sitting in my office and we were just discussing how to help out people if the lockdown happens and we came up with the idea of making ration bags. It was actually Anoushey’s idea.”
“It was almost a week ago,” mentioned Anoushey. “We started this drive because we wanted to help daily wage earners before the lockdown happens.”
Nomi revealed that they themselves “started off with 40-50 bags, each bag costing us Rs 2160.”
“We needed more bags and when we put up statuses on Facebook, people very generously came onboard. They were being very helpful and donated however they could, be it cash or food.”
He shared the blissful information, “It started out with 40 bags and has now reached 1000. We’re distributing with the help of ACF and Robin Hood Army.”
Anoushey added, “We’ve delivered 700 bags already and we capped at around 1000 although the donations are still coming in so let’s see.”
“We’ve gotten them to Shireen Jinnah Colony, Ibrahim Hyderi, the village close to ACF. Sponsors have come onboard [like] Unilever has sent us a lot of stuff, EBM sent biscuits and tea-packs while Chase store offered us discounts on supplies for the ration bags.”
She added, “We’re very thankful and grateful that people are contributing any way they can. We’re only taking donations from people we know or through people we know, because right now if we open it to the public, it will be too much to handle for us. ”
Nomi additionally tell us, with out naming names, that many from the movie and TV business and even some from the music business “really came forward, while many were anonymous donors.”
“We’re doing it for the love of our country,” added Nomi. “I think it’s about time that we unite and help each other and our nation.”
To know that there are individuals utilizing their privilege and sources for the higher throughout a time the place it is wanted most is reassuring to know and we hope many extra will observe swimsuit as an alternative of complaining and discovering points in each answer.
