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ORGANIZATIONS

Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America

1460 Lafite Court, Toms River, NJ 08753

732-610-0954 | contact@bjana.org | www.bjana.org/executive-committee/

NUMBER OF CHAPTERS : 6 In Jharkhand --

VISION 1. Provided meals to about 800 poor
The primary mission of BJANA is to carry for three days in a row at Ranchi
out, promote and coordinate philanthropic, 2. Distributed masks and hand sanitizers
educational and voluntary activities serving in RIMS, police lines, and to vendors
physically and economically disadvantaged 3. Distributed food packets with rice and potatoes,
people in Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, and distributed asks in Bokaro, Phusro, Dhanbad
and to integrate Indian communities across North 4. Uncooked food packets distribution to 1,000
America, who have origins in Indian states of families good for a family of four for a week
Bihar and Jharkhand, through strong community 5. Provided nutritious food to 300 pregnant
organization, celebration of cultural festivals women and those with children below
and promotion of Indian culture among younger three years at risk of malnutrition in daily
generations in our communities. wage and migrant labor households

COVID-19 RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS In Bihar --
BJANA provided COVID relief work in the
community where we live and work: 1. Distributed masks, gloves, soap and sanitizers
to poor and needy in Patna
1. Provided contributions for masks to 2. “”Mission 15 Days For 1,500 Families”” --
TheSewStrongProject groceries for one month for each family of four in
2. Provided hot meals to the staff at COVID-19 slum areas of Patna
testing site at OCC via Salvation Army
3. Provided meals to Penn Medicine Princeton In addition to the above, BJANA did 10 webinars
Health & St Barnabas Medical Center to increase awareness and education on COVID,
4. BJANA children made 1,000 face shields for mental health, impact on higher education,
essential workers and financial matters for benefit of community
members both here and in India”
BJANA did the following COVID relief work in
India:

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