Surat: Their community is known to make their ends meet by seeking alms from people. But a group of eunuchs from the city set a shining example by helping out the needy during the lockdown announced by the government in March last year. These eunuchs donated food items, masks and sanitizers worth Rs 11 lakh to people whose movements were restricted due to the lockdown.
The group that started Sakhi Saheli Trust and Navoday Trust to offer aid, first identified the areas where residents needed help. “Members of our community regularly visit different areas in the city throughout the year. So we had some idea about the areas where people may need our help. We identified such places and started channelizing our resources,” said Payal Kunwar, member of Sakhi Saheli Trust.
They distributed food kits that were enough for a family of four to survive for two months. “We started distributing food kits from March and continued the drive for the next couple of months. We are still offering help to the needy if they contact us,” added Payal who is employing the skills she learnt during a short term course on social work. These groups distributed sanitizer and masks in different areas and also educated people on ways to prevent Coronavirus infection. “We distributed kits of masks and sanitizers to the needy,” said Noorie alias Namrata Kunwar of Navoday Trust.