In Pahang’s east coast, fisherfolks struggling during MCO rely on charity to get by
Monday, 20 Apr 2020 06:53 AM MYTWorkers unload bags of rice to be distributed to several households in Beserah following their loss of income when the movement control order took effect. ― Picture courtesy of Aiman Azahari
Beserah, which falls under the Indera Mahkota federal constituency, has always been a quaint fishing village with four sub-villages within its district — Kampung Pantai, Kampung Darat, Kampung Baharu and Kampung Baru Hitam — where most of the villages dot the coastal line. Aiman together with his family members banded together to distribute aid to the needy in Beserah. ― Picture courtesy of Aiman AzahariOn the fourth day of MCO , a neighbour who was also a gardener to Aiman’s mother, had come by asking whether his services were required, but was advised to stay home as the authorities were making rounds to make sure people abide by the MCO.
“I got frustrated and called a friend of mine Fadiah Nadwa Fikri to vent my anger. She suggested that I write a short note, a call for help, so that she can publish it on her social media. So I discussed it with my mother about it and she encouraged me to write that note,” he said. A day after, another 160 households in Kampung Darat were supplied and on March 27, provisions were distributed further to another 150 families in Kampung Batu Hitam and Kampung Kampung Baharu.
On April 5, Aiman again collected enough funds to purchase additional provisions for 300 families, with donors providing more provision for 178 families in the four sub-villages of Berserah.The list of basic necessities provided in their ration were a bag of rice ; a bag of cooking oil ; two bags of sugar; two bags of salt; one packet of cream crackers; a packet of coffee; a can of sardine; a bottle of sweet soy sauce and a packet of flour.
“There was one incident where we had dropped off provision for a single mother and as I was walking back to my car, I overheard her telling her children that they finally had something to eat. It just broke my heart,” he recalled one incident during his rounds.
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