Covid-19 Emergency Food Relief to Local LGBTIQ Population 

Location: Bangladesh

When people of China, Singapore and Thailand were busy tackling Covid-19, a very few people could merely imagine that the same would inevitably happen in Bangladesh. As an unfortunate result, many people got affected right after the shutdown announcement. As educational institutions got forcibly closed on 17th March, many day wage earners like rickshaw pullers, street food sellers, hawkers and auto rickshaw drivers had to encounter trouble in managing their daily food.

Due to the traditional policy and multi-layer processing, the political initiatives of government and other large-scale non-government organizations were not instantly available, though many of them have started helping the poverty-stricken people by the beginning of April. However, March 17th to 31st was a very crucial period, as the pandemic news was inadvertently creating panic and unrest among the people, the price of daily necessary food and vegetables were also on the rise. Even moreso, masks, hand sanitizer, and other essential hygiene products were vanished from the overcrowded market.

When such situations inevitably made everyone crazy and fearful, a talented bunch of local youth, along with the active members of marginalized communities and their key allies came sensibly diminishing the legitimate fear.

Support Needed

Funds needed: We are planning to reach 300+ LGBT+ people with 30 days initial food supply. This will cost us USD 15 per person so we need approximately USD 4700 including logistics. We have managed USD 700 till now and still need to reach USD 4000. We are asking for donations only from people we know and not in public to avoid security risks.

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For more information or to get in touch, contact covid19@unmgcy.org