WZO Trusts – Covid Relief & Rehabilitation Programme – Update 02

June 01, 2020

Our last update was shared on May 10, 2020 with donors, well wishers and community members to apprise them of efforts undertaken by WZO Trusts to extend support poor Zoroastrians affected financially due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Our initial focus was on providing food grains to Zoroastrian families in cities, towns and villages predominantly in Gujarat, supporting Masina Hospital to set up a Porta Cabin that would be helpful in treating patients affected by the Pandemic and distributing food grains and essential items to migrants and slum dwellers at Mumbai through Pehchaan Programme of KurNiv Foundation.

On a Pan India basis we had requested Zoroastrians, employed in commercial institutions and elsewhere or those who are self-employed and affected financially by the Covid-19 Pandemic to send before May 24, 2020, details of losses suffered by them, backed up by documentary evidence to enable us to consider their requests for support.

Donations Received:

The response to our request, has as always, been met with generous support. We have till May 31, 2020 received by way of donations Rs.14,134,565 and have received some commitments for donations that will be sent to us during June / July 2020.

Whilst we thank all who have donated we express our very sincere gratitude Mrs. Pervin & Mr. Jal Shroff of Hong Kong, Trustees of Zoroastrian Charity Funds of Hong Kong, Canton & Macao, FEZANA and Trustees of Bai Maneckbai P. B. Jeejeebhoy Deed of Settlement Funds, Mumbai who have been the principal donors.

Food Grains:

Food grains have been distributed so far to 715 families for which Rs. 3,767,390/= have been expended.

Applications Received:

We have received as on May 24, 2020, 703 applications on a Pan India basis from families affected by the Pandemic.

These are being scrutinized and financial disbursements will begin to be made from this week onwards to those whose requests are found to be within the laid down parameters (loss of income vis-a-vis total income, number of family members in each applicant’s household, and any other relevant factors).

I am very grateful to my colleagues Trustees, the Trust Administration & Staff, Resource Personnel located at various centres in India who have all worked extremely hard and very willing in this epic humanitarian exercise even during the lockdown when offices were closed, and transportation was extremely difficult. They have all walked the extra mile without demur for which all credit to all of them

Though much has been done, we recognise that much more is still required to be done for which we request donors and community members to extend support.

Those wishing to extend support towards this humanitarian effort may send cheques to:

The World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust

C-1, Hermes House,

Mama Parmanand Marg,

Opera House,

Mumbai 400 004

Donations can also be made directly into our bank accounts, details of which are:

We look forward to continued support from community members in the days and months to come.

Dinshaw K. Tamboly;

Chairman – The WZO Trusts.

Dinshaw K. Tamboly;

Chairman.

C – 1 Hermes House, 3rd Floor,

Mama Parmanand Marg,

Opera House,

Mumbai 400 004

Tel. Nos: 91 – 22 – 23684451 / 52 / 53