Catholic youths volunteer for Myanmar s Covid response
A recently launched parish relief program provides support to pandemic-hit families in the conflict-torn nation
Updated: July 30, 2021 06:23 AM GMT
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Volunteers from Mandalay Catholic Youth Commission spray disinfectant around houses. (Photo: MCYC)
Wearing a surgical mask, face shield and gloves and carrying a package of medicine, Augustine Naing cycles to a Catholic community on Yangon’s outskirts.
After receiving calls from Covid-affected families who need medicine or food, Naing and another young volunteer rush to them to provide support.
It takes 30 minutes to reach some of the families in St. Gemma Galgani Parish in Shwe Pyi Thar township, home to 320 Catholic families.
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