{"id":3484,"date":"2020-05-01T18:22:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T17:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalindianstories.com\/?p=3484"},"modified":"2020-05-01T18:24:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T17:24:26","slug":"lockdown-diaries-british-asian-trusts-emergency-covid-19-appeal-for-south-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalindianstories.org\/index.php\/2020\/05\/01\/lockdown-diaries-british-asian-trusts-emergency-covid-19-appeal-for-south-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown Diaries: British Asian Trust’s emergency COVID-19 appeal for South Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Royal Founding Patron of the British Asian Trust, gave his support to the British Asian Trust\u2019s COVID-19 Emergency Appeal on Friday 24<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span> April via a specially recorded video message. <\/span><\/p>\n

South Asia is home to 27% of the world\u2019s poorest people with 750 million people surviving on less than $2.50 per day. Now tens of millions of vulnerable families across the region are facing life or death situations because of COVID-19.<\/span>\u202f<\/span> The lockdown in India has seen mass migration from the cities to villages. Pakistan\u2019s healthcare system is creaking under the pressure. Bangladesh\u2019s densely populated urban areas and refugee camps are a hotbed for the virus. Sri Lankans are facing yet another threat to their way of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking in a video message recorded at Birkhall, The Prince said, “Over 400 million daily workers have seen their livelihoods disappear with no form of income and no savings. They and their families now face a fight of survival. The British Asian Trust\u2019s COVID emergency appeal will support those in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka who need it most. With your generosity the British Asian Trust will help those who have nowhere else to turn and offer hope to those who face the most desperate circumstances. With your help we can make a difference.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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With many relying on daily income from jobs that now no longer exist, families are in a fight for survival; not knowing where their next meal will come from, caring for elderly and sick family members and trying to keep their children safe.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The British Asian community is at the forefront of dealing with the challenge in the UK \u2013 across the NHS through doctors, nurses and other key workers together with community support and now they are looking to stand together with their friends and family in South Asia to ensure that families<\/span>\u202f<\/span>receive the food, medicine and critical essentials they urgently need to help them survive.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With more than 13\u00a0years experience of being a trusted partner between the British Asian community and supporting great projects\u00a0in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka,\u00a0the British Asian Trust\u00a0is\u00a0uniquely placed to run an Emergency Appeal and ensure that donations have the maximum impact.<\/span><\/p>\n

By acting now, we can stop a crisis from becoming a catastrophe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Emergency Appeal:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n