Subsistence as a worker, or family, in any of the tea gardens of Bangladesh, contrary to how idyllic the plantations are shown on some exotic travel pages, is very hard . It was already before the pandemic, but now the coronavirus is making things much more complicated for this population. This is the case of Moushumi, who lives with her husband and four children, the oldest is years old and the youngest is , in the Sonacherra Tea Garden, located in the Moulvibazar district. She is a housewife, so her family income depends solely on her husband, who does not have a steady job on the plantation. Every day she looks for other jobs to survive, but everything has become very difficult. The tea garden they are living in does not have enough water supply . Moushumi has to spend most of her time fetching drinking water. The well is far away and she also does not have the money to buy a good bucket that will hold a large amount of water for a long time. So Moushumi has to go to the well several times with the only pot of water they have.
Hygiene kits for the most vulnerable families
It was then that they received our support and that of our NGO partner Childfund Korea, as part of the project to respond to the humanitarian emergency caused by COVID- in Bangladesh, with which we reached more than thousand Hong Kong WhatsApp Number Data vulnerable people and more than thousand boys and girls from six different districts. Moushumi and her family received a hygiene package that consisted of a bucket, soap, detergent, and several masks, one for each family member . Her anxiety about ensuring cleanliness disappeared, at least for a month. For Moushimi’s husband, with the masks, it was easier for him to leave the community to look for work. They also received guidance on how to use hygiene products and how to properly wash their hands.
Moushumi reflected with our colleagues
About how the coronavirus has made everything much more complicated and how important it is to protect ourselves from it. We thought that people could die from not having food, but now. Our lives are in danger due to a small virus. We are aware that Canada Telegram Number we only have to follow certain infection prevention measures. To protect ourselves from this deadly virus, such as cleaning and disinfecting daily. Wearing masks when going out and washing our hands properly. And, above all, raising awareness among our neighbors, because. I have realized that in this situation a family cannot be safe from the virus. If someone in our environment becomes infected. With the confinement, Moushumi’s husband had to stay at home, with no savings and no income. They borrowed some money and food from other families in the village to survive, but the rest of the people on the plantation live in extreme poverty, so they couldn’t help them either.
