News from Reap director, fr. Gonsalves sj (7 December 2020)
Here the restrictions are still in place. The Corona Pandemic has turned our world upside down. The poor and the underprivileged are suffering the most as happens in any calamity. The government directives do not allow any on field activities. As you are aware all our educational interventions as well as our women's empowerment programmes are implemented by collecting the children and the women in small rooms. All this is not allowed. So our classes are still not functioning. The well established schools have online classes but the poor still have no access to these facilities especially in the rural areas. The government has allowed regular schools to function from 1st December but only for class 9th and 10th. And that too with restrictions of time and adjusting the number of students.
We have tried to maintain contact with the people and reached out to them with our relief work in the first months of the country wide Lockdown. Still much needs to be done.
Presently, many people are still working from home. The common man is still suffering as the cheapest mode of transport in Mumbai, the local trains, are not available for everyone to travel. Only government employees and essential service providers are allowed to travel by metro and suburban trains.
Considering the present situation there seems to be no possibility of organising any activities for the Eumind students this year.
We are grateful for the generosity of Eumind Charities for always helping REAP and our activities. I can fully understand that the restrictions in Netherlands will not allow you to gather any funds for us this year. I THANK YOU for all that you have done uptill now and I am sure things will be better in the coming year.
Do give my regards to all at Eumind Charities. We are happy that you are our partners in our venture to take literacy and education to the most needy.
Your help and support is much appreciated by us at REAP.
We have tried to maintain contact with the people and reached out to them with our relief work in the first months of the country wide Lockdown. Still much needs to be done.
Presently, many people are still working from home. The common man is still suffering as the cheapest mode of transport in Mumbai, the local trains, are not available for everyone to travel. Only government employees and essential service providers are allowed to travel by metro and suburban trains.
Considering the present situation there seems to be no possibility of organising any activities for the Eumind students this year.
We are grateful for the generosity of Eumind Charities for always helping REAP and our activities. I can fully understand that the restrictions in Netherlands will not allow you to gather any funds for us this year. I THANK YOU for all that you have done uptill now and I am sure things will be better in the coming year.
Do give my regards to all at Eumind Charities. We are happy that you are our partners in our venture to take literacy and education to the most needy.
Your help and support is much appreciated by us at REAP.