Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all schools have been closed since 16th March 2020. This has caused a serious disruption not just to the provision of access but also the safety, health and well-being of the population of children and families Dignity work with.
Many of the parents of families we serve are from the B40 and refugee/migrant community, who hold blue-collar or manual labour jobs, serving in hard-hit industries like F&B and sanitation. Many families have one or both parents losing their jobs, which immediately disrupt their ability to put food on the table, pay for rental and other critical items such as health care. We have students staying in Red Zones, as well as areas that have seen high levels of lockdown, including the Selayang Pasar area, Blue Mansion area and areas undergoing ECMO (Kampung Baru, Selayang, Taman Wilayah).
Dignity has responded immediately by providing food, groceries and personal hygiene items since the lockdown announcement in March. For the families that we are targeting, the difficulties they face will not end with the lifting of the MCO. This week, more families will be running out of the necessities. During this RMCO, it may not be as easy to find jobs because of the economic impact and also most of their refugees’ status. As long as we have the donations and resources, we hope to be able to help them on the journey of recovery.
The Support:
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For in-kind contributions, kindly contact: dignity@dignityforchildren.org / 017 3787579