Jacqueline Fernandez Adopts 2 Villages In Maharashtra, Pledges To Look After 1,550 People
Lockdown has been relaxed. However, lakhs of people continue to suffer. Some are struggling for food, others are jobless.?Atul Kulkarni had said that COVID-19 will ?only enhance the existing inequality and disparity in Indian society.??
In such trying times, actress?Jacqueline Fernandez on the occasion of her birthday adopted two villages,?Pathardi and Sakur, of Maharashtra for three years.?
She will look after 1550 people who suffer from malnutrition.?
"This has been on my mind for a while now. It has also been a difficult year for everyone due to the ongoing pandemic. Some of us have been lucky, but a section of the society has been struggling even for basic necessities," she was quoted as saying by TOI.
"We plan to track the health of 20 families, who will be provided with the means to overcome malnutrition, and 20 women will receive support from conception till childbirth to ensure that they are healthy. Also, 20 children will be treated for malnutrition, and 20 kitchen gardens will be set up in the villages. Giving back to society is something that my parents have taught me, and they were extremely supportive of this decision of mine," she added.
On work front, Jacqueline was last seen in Mrs Serial Killer. She also featured in Tere Bina music video alongside Salman Khan. The video was shot at the actor's Panvel farmhouse where she stayed along with him during the lockdown.
In her next titled Attack, she will be starring alongside John Abraham. According to reports, she will also be a part of Kick 2.
