Midas Safety Sri Lanka donates dry rations to affected families

Midas Safety Sri Lanka, part of the world’s leading private-label safety glove manufacturer Midas Safety, recently donated dry ration packs to vulnerable families affected by the economic impact of the novel coronavirus.

The 1,200 dry ration packs comprising basic essentials such as rice, tea, salmon, dhal and other nutritional food were given to pregnant and feeding mothers, who cannot afford to buy them due to the impact on their livelihoods. 

The list of these families was obtained from the Ministry of Health (MOH), Public Health Inspectors (PHI) and Grama Sevakas in and around Katunayake, Biyagama and Avissawella Export Processing Zones where the three manufacturing plants of Midas Safety Sri Lanka operate. These packs were directly handed over to individuals by the company staff along with the officials from MOHs and PHIs, the company said in a media release.

“My husband and I work as labourers and with many difficulties we somehow manage to put food on the table. With no work at all these days we barely get by. We are very thankful for everyone involved in this kind gesture. I am at peace knowing that I’ll be able to feed my children,” Rathna, a recipient from Kannimahara, said. 

Midas Safety Sri Lanka also donated 1.25 million gloves in support of the country’s tremendous efforts to curb the COVID-19 outbreak, in addition to several safety glove cartons donated to the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, the hospitals, police and armed forces, PHIs, and the MOH.

Picture shows the dry ration distribution at the Biyagama MOH Office with the participation of MOH doctors and Midas Safety officials