“Econnect is my way of repaying my well-wishers for all their kindness,” says Erica Fernandes

Erica Fernandes has recently started using social media on a larger and more helpful scale for a larger and more useful cause that focuses on educating her followers and, more importantly, creating awareness about matters that are of utmost concern and urgently require attention.

Erica’s social media series, ‘Econnect,’ is more of a candid conversation between the actress and specialists from other disciplines such as doctors, mental health specialists, chefs, and so on. Erica answers questions from her followers in the conversation, including some of her own on themes relevant to their work, covid centred queries and how to cope with them, and a lot more. “With a platform like social media which can be used for a number of things, I have chosen it to help and build awareness from my side. I had done a series of Econnect last year as well, but it was a lot more of personal interaction between my fans and I, but this time around I thought of taking a different route, and keeping in mind the ongoing scenario there was nothing better than educating people through these chats that I could ideally think of! Connecting with various professionals like doctors, vets, chefs, counsellors and a bunch of others and asking them questions which are solely asked by followers on my page has been extremely insightful for everybody who has been following the series. Over the last few chats that I conducted, there has been immense knowledge exchange and so many topics have been addressed which were not only important for people watching the chat, but taught me so much as well! I feel that during these times it’s not just about money or donations, but even relevant and important information and tips which can actually help so many people via such a huge medium and is a great way of putting it all out there.So Econnect is my way of giving back to  my well-wishers for all their love and never leaving my side”, Erica concluded.