Mobilization of the Church of Pathein to bring food aid to the poorest during the Covid-19 pandemic (Agenzia Fides)

Agenzia Fides (Myanmar) published an article on the help of generous donors and volunteers working with the diocese of Pathein, is providing humanitarian aid and food to those in a state of poverty due to the of Covid-19 pandemic. According to IFPRI research, Poverty, food insecurity, and social protection during COVID-19 in Myanmar: Combined evidence from a household telephone survey and micro-simulations, a third of families said they had, in the last month, zero income. “This level of poverty poses enormous risks in terms of food insecurity and malnutrition”, notes IFPRI. “Although necessary to control the virus, the lockdowns have had a disastrous impact on poverty and must be accompanied by government contributions of solidarity, aimed at the poorest and most vulnerable, if the economic and social damage is to be contained.”