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Zonta Club Kathmandu Helping Daily Wage Earners to Cope with COVID-19 Crisis

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Zonta Club Kathmandu Helping Daily Wage Earners to Cope with COVID-19 Crisis
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April 11: Zonta Club of Kathmandu is helping the daily wage earners to cope with the COVID-19 crisis by distributing food packages. The package comprises of rice, lentils, pulses, cooking oil, beaten rice, salt, sugar and tea.

Till date, Zonta has distributed 1,000 food packages to daily wage earners in Bijeshwori, Budhanilkantha, Dhalko, Jagritinagar, Jorpati, Lele, Mahankal, Nagarjun, Sankhamool, Sinamangal, Thali, Thapathali, Tokha Municipalities and in Teku (Bangmati Area). The club says it has partnered with organizations like Bikalpa, Nepal Mahila Samaj, Food for Life, ICDO, Sky Foundation and friends for the cause.

“In these challenging times they have joined hands with Zonta by getting necessary permits and distributing the packages to daily wage earners who are unable to work due to the COVID-19 crisis,” the club said in a statement.

Zonta expresses heartfelt gratitude to all Zonta’s Family and Friends, Rotary Club of Midtown, SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneurs Council (SCWEC), Shangrila Toastmasters, Dr Sanjib Das, Sanskriti School Teachers, DS Store and Helena’s Café for caring for the plight of the people and helping them to reach out to over 2,400 families.

“Initially we started targeting to reach 300 families and with the incredible response and support we have received, our reach will be eight time more. Zonta will continue distributing the food packages in the coming days.”

Zonta International, founded in 1919, is a leading global organization of professionals, empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy. Under the umbrella of Zonta International, Zonta Club of Kathmandu was established in 2012. It is a legally registered NGO in Kathmandu and has been working on the advancement of the status of women with the objective to improve the economic, education, health, and issues related to youth and violence against women at the national and local level through service and advocacy.

 

 

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