A voluntary organization of the Patna Jesuits on June 26 distributed Covid-19 relief kits to some 650 poor families in the capital city of Bihar. Jesuit Father Juno Sebastian, director of Manthan (Churning), said that this time they focused mostly the hamlets of Musahar, the Dalit community at the bottom of the former untouchables. Around 4,300 people in Danapur, Phulwarisharif and Bihta areas of Patna district received the kits containing rice, dal, wheat flour, edible oil, mask, soap and detergent powder. “This time Manthan made a special effort to reach out to the sick and those with no support,” Father Sebastian said. They also helped families of Manjhi, another low caste group. The Jesuit priest thanked Azim Premji Foundation for funding the project.
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