A group of Thai monks and volunteers wearing protective clothing carefully navigate the bumpy roads of a Bangkok suburb in a golf cart, towing a trailer loaded with fresh vegetables
Their mission is to donate food and necessities to vulnerable people hard hit by the pandemic.
The truck goes out on Sundays, making multiple trips and reaching hundreds, potentially thousands of people each month, Pornchai said.Buddhist monks from Wat Siriphong Thamma Nimit temple wear Personal Protective Equipment in preparation before donating food and other necessities to vulnerable people whose livelihoods have been hit hard by the coronavirus disease pandemic on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, September 18, 2021. Picture taken September 18, 2021.
The produce costs at least 50,000 baht per week, which the monks' say initially came from their own pockets. But as word of mouth spreads, more donations are coming.
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