COVID-19
2022/23 update:
Studying: For students, COVID meant there were limited or no face-to-face classes. Students must study using paper modules that parents collect from the school, or via online access. You can imagine how difficult this was for families with illiterate parents and for those who needed supported learning. It is evident how social skills declined as students sit staring at screens or booklets and not having peers to collaborate with. Conversation skills regressed and we hope to see these vital life skills develop again quickly with some schools opening their doors to face-to-face classes in the new school year which started in August 2022.
How has MPFG helped?
In 2020, MPFG leaders were given a pass from the Governor to travel with limited people and cross provinces delivering rice and essential needs to MPFG families. This massive operation saw months of preparation, transportation and delivery, offering hope to our MPFG community and those around them. Families were stretched financially with no transport or work permitted and some students complained of being hungry and only eating dried sardines.