Helping the Marginalized to Survive the Pandemic
Updated on Friday, August 6, 2021
During the covid pandemic, SWADES (Social Wing of the Goa Jesuits) under the guidance of Fr. Simon Fernandes & Fr. Joe Nazareth carried out the covid Relief activities. They carried out the relief work with the help of local partners: Canossian Convent Sisters, Sisters of the Congregation of Holy Family, Sisters of the Good Sheperd Convent, Sisters of Handmaids of Christ, by distributing of multi-vitamin tablets for adults, multi-vitamin syrup for children, oxymeters for patients, financial support to families who lost their bread winner, nutrition for school going children, distribution of dry ration kits to migrants. They also coordinated with Covid Care Centre, PIA, Raia, in getting patients admitted for treatment and home quarantine. We are grateful to ISI Delhi & Bangalore, Goan Overseas Association, Toronto.