Christian NGO’s Seek Humanitarian Assistance in Manipur

UNITED SIKHS rises to their assistance with support of the Sikh community

Churachandpur, Manipur, July 28 

UNITED SIKHS Humanitarian Aid truck carrying ration, medicines, and essential needs for over 40,000 victims of ethnic violence in Manipur has met with an accident. The truck carrying the aid hit a deep pothole caused by a landslide and toppled over to fall into a gorge. The truck driver and our volunteer miraculously escaped with minor injuries. Most of the relief material, being sent in response to the request for aid we received from local Christian Kuki NGO’s, was also thankfully recovered.

Locals helping restore relief material from the fallen truck.

The incident happened when our team along with our humanitarian aid truck was en route from Shillong to Churachandpur. But our brave volunteers resumed their grueling journey of over 5 days through the arduous terrain to reach out to the victims.

Manipur is witnessing spiraling humanitarian crisis from the extreme ethnic violence that has led to killing of over 130 people and displacement of over 50,000, who have been rendered homeless, injured, hungry and vulnerable. 

UNITED SIKHS responded to the request by local Christian Kuki NGO’s by providing humanitarian assistance. We have sent ration and medical aid for over 40,000 people in the first batch.

UNITED SIKHS Director Mohinderjit Singh said that UNITED SIKHS reaches out impartially to any community in need, irrespective of their religious identity or ethnicity. As a UN-affiliated organization, that has experience in providing aid in emergency situations in conflict zones, our teams have reached to provide humanitarian assistance and medical aid to those affected and suffering,”

“Even though Sikhs have been pushed to the brink of ouster in Shillong, it is the Sikh community that is now providing aid and healing wounds of those suffering in the North-East. Following the Sikh tenets to ‘Recognise The Human Race As One’ we are committed to provide aid to marginalized and underprivileged communities irrespective of their race, religion or ethnicity. The suffering of people of any community anywhere must be a concern for everyone all over the world, and they must step forward to help,” UNITED SIKHS International Humanitarian Aid Director said.  

Jasleen Kaur

UNITED SIKHS

Recognize The Human Race As One