Mumbai 31st March 2020: Mumbai based NGO Unsung Heroes ‘Youth Dance Festival’ has initiated #BeSafeButBeKind programme to ensure comprehensive kits of essentials, including food and preventive personal care material to the watchmen of the Manish Nagar Society, Andheri.
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Unsung Heroes The programme helps to provide the three-time meals including Lunch, Evening snacks and Dinner. They are also raising funds to provide sanitisers and masks.
YDF (Youth Dance Festival) with the help of Gurudwara, prepare food packets to distribute throughout the day in Andheri. The Food is cooked and packed at Gurudwara in well-sanitised kitchen which is then brought by YDF volunteers to distribute among people.
Sonny Sharma, Founder of Youth Dance Festival says “With the help of other partners and volunteers, we have successfully implemented this campaign and we are trying to reach more homeless people. In these 2 days, we have collected the donation around Rs. 2,00,000, with the help of this we are planning to fund soaps &sanitisers as to contain the spread of the virus and flatten the curve, the crucial step is to maintain the required hygiene standards”
About Youth Dance Festival
Youth Dance Festival is an initiative taken up by the young enthusiastic activists of Manish Nagar to bring light to these underprivileged. Started in 2014, YDF empowers many girls by providing them with the best of stationery necessities, sports equipment, books and care filled mentoring. We encourage scholarships for every girl who wants to achieve her dreams. We believe in the power to Educate.Empower.Entertain.