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CORONA-HYGIENE-KITS (with picture)
600 underprivileged families get corona hygiene kits in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, Jan 20, 2021 (BSS)- Some 600 less-income and other underprivileged families were given hygiene kits aimed at protecting themselves from infection of the present novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
Rajshahi Regional Office of Caritas Bangladesh extended the support on behalf of its project styled “Humanitarian Assistance to multi-hazard affected vulnerable people under the Urban Management of migration due to Climate Change” at Koyerdara playground on Tuesday afternoon in the city.
Each of the beneficiary households was given one 20-liter bucket, five toilet soap, two kilogram detergent powder, four disposable sanitary napkins, four toothbrushes, one 160-gram toothpaste and two reusable face masks.
Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton attended the ceremony as the chief guest and handed over the support to the enlisted people with Caritas Rajshahi Regional Director Sukleash George Costa in the chair.
Social worker Shaheen Akter Rainy, Ward Councilor of Rajshahi City Corporation Belal Ahmed and Executive Engineer Nur Islam were present on the occasion.
Earlier, 247 distressed and other marginalized families were given financial assistance worth Taka 15,000 each to facilitate them to overcome their living and livelihood related constraints being caused by the present Covid-19 pandemic situation in the city.
Speaking on the occasion, Mayor Liton urged the recipients to protect themselves from the fatal disease after the best uses of the donated kits.
He also said integrated efforts of all government and non-government entities concerned have become an urgent need to face the adverse impacts of the pandemic situation.
Volunteer organizations, members of the civil societies and social actors side by side with the civil administrations and local government institutions should come forward and work together as the government is pledged-bound to overcome the fallout situation, he added.
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