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Ehsaas and Saylani Welfare International Trust (SWIT) have decided to run "Ehsaas-Saylani Langar on Wheels" to deliver cooked food aid to needy people particularly labourers and daily wagers. This commenced at a busy bus station at Faizabad, the junction of twin cities Islamabad-Rawalpindi. To inaugurate the first Ehsaas mobile food unit that will distribute food two times daily, Dr Sania Nishtar, Prime Minister's Special Assistant on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation was joined by Yousuf Lakhani, President, SWIT
Mobile vans aimed to combat hunger will discourage people from congregating at one spot for free food collection and will serve at various points in cities including public places, slums and hospitals while explicitly ensuring dignity and social distance for the safety of people.
As people are at the risk of small income generating opportunities due to the pandemic emergency in the country, this food aid concept will be stretched out soon to a bigger, better and faster scale across all major cities of Pakistan as part of the Ehsaas framework.
Briefing media on the occasion, Dr Nishtar said, "Feeding poor and deserving is central to Prime Minister's vision of welfare state. Ehsaas realizes that Corona outbreak has exacerbated an escalating poverty that will affect labourers and daily wagers the most, as people are being bound to stay at homes."
She then continued, "Ehsaas-Saylani Langar on Wheels is the dire need of the hour that will not only address hunger and nutritional needs of the impoverished, but it will also provide us an opportunity to connect with them, respond to their needs and educate them about precautionary guidelines to fight this war against Corona virus."
"We are deeply honoured to partner with Ehsaas and pledge full support for this tremendous cause to ease the food burden of urban poor with complete dignity and safety in these difficult times." said President, SWIT.
Last year in October, Prime Minister Imran Khan had launched Ehsaas Saylani Langar initiative to provide free food to the poor, labourers and homeless across the country. Since then, several Ehsaas-Saylani Langars have been opened and several others are under construction to feed the poor.
Through this program 112 Ehsaas-Saylani Langars will open throughout the country. Sitting under the umbrella of Ehsaas, this Langar on wheels initiative will expand the capacity under the public private partnership to distribute food by removing barriers that prevent access to underserved areas and will allow for fast and flexible delivery in line with precautionary protocols set out by Ehsaas.-PR

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020

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