Jacqueline
Fernandez
has
decided
to
give
back
to
people
struggling
amid
the
pandemic.
The
actress
adopted
two
villages
in
Maharashtra
for
three
years.
She
will
be
taking
care
of
around
1,550
people
in
the
villages
of
Pathardi
and
Sakur.
Jacqueline
shared
that
she
will
be
sponsoring
food
for
the
people
in
the
villages,
many
of
whom
suffer
from
high
levels
of
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
told
Times
of
India.
Further
explaining
her
initiative,
she
said,
"Around
1,550
people
will
be
looked
after
as
a
part
of
this
project.
People
from
the
villages,
including
caregivers
and
children,
will
be
screened
for
malnutrition.
Awareness
sessions
will
also
be
held
for
them.
We
plan
to
provide
information
and
support
to
150
women
to
enable
them
to
take
care
of
newborn
babies,
and
seven
frontline
workers
will
be
given
training
and
on-the-job
assistance."
Jacqueline
added,
"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."
Talking
about
work,
Jacqueline
was
last
seen
in
the
Netflix
movie
Mrs
Serial
Killer,
which
also
starred
Manoj
Bajpayee
and
Mohit
Raina.
She
is
to
begin
shooting
for
Attack,
directed
by
Lakshya
Raj
Anand,
also
starring
John
Abraham.