COVID 19 RESPONSE

BY

IGSSS and its Partners

4th Report (22nd April 2020)

INDO GLOBAL SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY

28, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003

All Districts in India

(720)

Non-Hotspot Districts

(207)

Hot Spots Districts

(Red Zone) - 170 Non-Infected Distrcits

Present Scenario – Macro Level

India is on its 29th day of lockdown today with over 18,000 confirmed cases of the noval

coronavirus / COVID 19 to date. As per the data shared by Government shows that the

corona curve is rising but at a slow pace. The central government's strategy to contain the

coronavirus in the second phase of the lockdown includes dividing the districts based on the

number of coronavirus cases and major testing exercise. Based on this, the government has

divided the states into three zones -- red zone, orange zone, and green zones.

*HotSpot Districts with large outbreaks are 123

A district currently in hotspots can move to the green category if no new cases arise in 28

days

Besides the COVID 19 outbreak and fear of getting infected, the negative impact of

lockdown on the life and livelihood of the poor and marginalised people are hunger and

poverty. One of the leading newspapers in India, The Hindu shared in their report1 on 20th

April 2020, that 96% of the migrant workers (11,159 surveyed) stranded in various states

(between April 8th to 13th) did not receive rations from the government. Almost 90% of

them did not receive their wages from their employers. Just yesterday (21st April) a 12-year-

old migrant girl walking from the chili field of Telengana to her home in Chhatisgarh died

just an hour away from her village. Like this many migrants have died on their way back

home after lockdown. There is no data of people affected by hunger to date. Central and

State Governments along with Civil Society Organisations are working hard to ensure that

people have food, but the efforts are not adequate.

The Central government has said migrant labourers stranded across various states can go to

work within states from 21st April, though they will still not be allowed to go back to native

places until the lockdown measures are in place. As per the government, these workers

should be registered with local authorities who will also carry out their "skill-mapping" to

make it easy for such people to find suitable work.

1 https://www.thehindu.com/data/data-96-migrant-workers-did-not-get-rations-from-the-government-90-did-not-receive-wages-during-lockdown-survey/article31384413.ece

https://www.thehindu.com/data/data-96-migrant-workers-did-not-get-rations-from-the-government-90-did-not-receive-wages-during-lockdown-survey/article31384413.ecehttps://www.thehindu.com/data/data-96-migrant-workers-did-not-get-rations-from-the-government-90-did-not-receive-wages-during-lockdown-survey/article31384413.ece

IGSSS and its Partner NGOs’ response:

Update of Relief Distribution: IGSSS along with its partners are now responding with relief

work in 15 cities. Out of targeted 7758 families (revised data), we can distribute the Dry

Ration and Sanitation kit to around 2520 families till 20th April.

Sl No Region Name of NGO Partners

Name of Cities and Name of

State

Number of Household Supported

Number of Families

Distributed /Status till 20th April

1 North IGSSS (Directly) Delhi 755 680

2 North Dalit Vikash Abhiyan Samiti (DVAS)

Patna (Bihar) 551 10

3 North Abul Kala Azad Jan Sewa Sansthan (AKAJSS)

Allahabad (UP) 350 95

4 North Amar Trishla Seva Sanstha (ATSS)

Muzaffarpur (Bihar)

441 95

5 North East Centre for Development Initiatives (CDI)

Guwahati (Assam)

916 670

6 East Cohesion Foundation Trust (CFT)

Raipur (Chhatishgrah)

986 Procurement process

completed. Distribution

will start soon

7 East Adarsh Seva Sansthan

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)

642

8 East Socio-Educational & Economic Development Society (SEEDs)

Vizag (Andhra Pradesh)

166

9 East Centre For Advocacy And Research (CFAR)

Bhubaneshwar (Odisha)

150

10 East Mahila Shiksha Kalyan evam Prashikshan Parishad (M.S.K.P.P.)

Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

110

11 West Centre for Promoting Democracy

Mumbai (Maharashtra)

250 Procurement completed

12 West Center for Development

Ahmedabad (UP) 640 640

13 West Bombay Urban Industrial League (BUILD)

Mumbai (Maharashtra)

630 Procurement Completed

14 West Samaan Social Development Society

Bhopal/Indore (MP)

921 80

15 South Information and Resource Center for The Deprived Urban Communities (IRCDUC)

Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

250 250

TOTAL 7758 2520

New Allocation: In Rural India, IGSSS and its partners have started identifying poor and

needy people for support. Yesterday we could allocate around INR 25.45 lakhs to 12 NGO

partners working in the Rural area. Very soon our NGO partners will distribute Dry Ration

and Sanitary Kits and reach out to 4750 rural households.

Sl No Name of NGO Partners Name of the State/District / Block Number of Household Supported

1 Calcutta Society for Professional Action in Development (SPADE)

West Bengal/Nadia/Nabadwip 175

2 Society for Advancement in Tribes, Health, Education, and Environment (SATHEE)

Jharkhand/ Godda/Sundarpahari 470

3 Phooleen Mahila Chetna Vikash Kendra

Jharkhand/Dumka/ Masaliya 200

4 Lok Prerna Jharkhand/Sahebganj/ Borio 50

5 Samerth Charitable Trust Chhatishgarh/ Mahasamund/ Basna

165

6 SEDP (SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM)

Odisha/Nabarangpur/Paparahandi 200

7 NIRMAN Odisha/Kandhamal/Phiringia 580

8 Integrated Development Society (IDS)

Odisha/Koraput/Dasamantapur 400

9 Sebajagat Odsiha/Kalahandi/Lanjigarh 400

10 Dharti Gramothan Avm Shehbhagi Gramin Vikas Samiti

Madhya Pradesh/ Morena/Pahargarh

410

11 VIKALP Gujarat/ Dang/ Waghai 1000

12 Matruchaya Social Welfare Society

Maharashtra/ Amravati/Dharni 700

TOTAL House Hold 4750

Virtual volunteering: It is an effective way to contribute during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Through

Community WhatsApp Group in the last three weeks, viz., the CBOs established/formed in 28

villages of Baramulla and Bandipora districts are playing very active and key roles to inform people

about the COVID-19 pandemic and provide relief to all those who are in dire need. In Jharkhand,

Gola of Ramgarh District, we have a community Whatsapp group, which has a total of 22 members

including our field staff. 1 or 2 community representatives. Through this network, we have tried to

create awareness among the community regarding the COVID 19.

The level of awareness created through community WhatsApp groups has shown fruitful and

meaningful results as all of the members are directly engaged with their village people & are

updating us every day on the groups in regards to what they are doing in their villages. DRR

volunteer groups came forward to support local administration & are helping them in the relief

response. We as a team are developing voice messages in Kashmiri and are circulating them among

these groups, which is a very easy tool that helps understand and educate regarding the situation

very well without creating any further panic.

On average, one member reaches out to 14-17 people through each message/news shared in the

group, due to which we can stay connected with the community. All the CBOs at the community

level are contributing their distinct skills, capacities, knowledge & perceptions while generating

awareness among their concerned villages on COVID-19. Directions/ Instructions/World Health

Organization posters/ National Disaster Management Authority posters are being circulated on the

community WhatsApp group to consider all precautionary measures while also providing any kind of

assistance to the people affected by COVID-19.

Fifteen Staff attended 7 training programmess organized by Sphere India in-collaboration with WHO,

UNICEF, HCL and NDM India online on COVID-19.

Update from Region

SOUTH Region:

In South, IGSSS is working in Kerala, Waynad District -Thirunelly, and Kottathara Gram Panchayat.

We are constantly supporting the needy community to get connected with the local administration

and helping the community people to get connected through virtual media for awareness and the

right information regarding COVID 19. Due to the continuous communication with the community,

one of our community mobilizers (Ms. Anjitha) connected the needy person to the service

providers. She took an appreciable effort of reporting the issue of lack of essential medicines in the

village to local administration and ensured that the issue has been solved. According to our

community mobilizers, especially in the tribal sector, the lack of alcohol consumption maintains a

peaceful atmosphere especially in the families and domestic violence in any way reportedly less,

which is ‘the good-positives side of COVID-19.’

Western Region:

IGSSS intervene directly in Madhya Pradesh, Jhabua District, Block- Jhabua and Rama, 15

migrant labour families have been identified and supported for health check-up through

ASHA workers. They have been isolated for 14 days in the village Kokavad hostel.

Community members from Women Self Help Groups and Project staff are monitoring the

Ration shops so that everyone receives their entitlements. In collaboration with Krishi

Vigyan Kendra, 65 farmers of 4 villages were given 50 Kadaknath chicks as livelihood

support. Village development committee and panchayat have distributed masks in the

community. In Khargone District, Barwah block around 237 Farmers have been supported

to register themselves for Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana (price difference payment scheme). (It

is a scheme of the Government of Madhya Pradesh whereby the government pays farmers

the difference between official Minimum Support Price (MSP) and the rate at which they sell

their crops or Model Price whichever is higher.) Around 11 villages have been fully sanitized

with the support of the Village Development Committee (VDC - formed and facilitated by

IGSSS) and Local Rural Governance – Panchayat. VDC and Panchayat head distributed the

mask to the community and aware of them to maintain their immunity system.

In the Western Region, along with 18 NGO partners are trying its best to support the poor

and needy to ensure that they don’t suffer from hunger and keep themselves protected

from COVID 19 infection.

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IGSSS partners’ are working in the following State, Districts, and Block:

Sl No

Partner Project State/District/Block Important Activities Conducted

1 PECSS SuPoshan GUJ/Barwani/Sendhwa 35 Women are facilitated in producing vegetables through a nutrition garden in their backyard for their immediate food needs.

2 SPECTRA SuPoshan RAJ/Dholpur/Baseri 300 Supplementary Ration Kits have been distributed; 350 Sanitizers were distributed to the govt. officials at the Block level, Asha, ANM & AWW at the village level.

3 Dharti SuPoshan MP/Morena/Pahadgarh With the support from Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF) and CBOs, 300 Mask have been distributed to the target community in the 06 target villages.

4 Shrushti SuPoshan RAJ/Banswara/ Kushalgarh

CBOs at the village level disseminating the importance of social distancing, and also making social distancing circles at the public spaces.

5 Divyasadan SuPoshan MH/ Amrawati/ Morshi and Chandur Bazar

500 needy people are identified for dry ration to be given by next week.

6 Matruchaya SuPoshan MH/ Amravati/ Dharni Members of CBOs are generating awareness among the community on social distancing and precaution against COVID 19.

7 Rajpipla Social Service Society

SuPoshan GUJ/ Dangs /Ahwa Community Kitchen has been started for 150 families at the district level by the team Rajpipla, in coordination with the district administration.

8 Lok Samagraha SSS

SuPoshan MH/ Chandrapur/ Sindewahi

Relief material has been supplied to 550 slum dwellers in and around the district boundaries. Supplementary Ration Kits were also distributed to 200 families.

9 ISDT CLAD UP/ Chitrakoot/ Chitrakoot

18 members of Women Watch Group and CBOs from 10 project villages are working to the aware community on the ways to prevent infection of COVID 19.

10 Sarvodaya sansthan

CLAD UP/ Chitrakoot/ Mau Working on the awareness and disseminating information on government support.

11 Abhudaya sansthan

CLAD UP/ Mahoba/ Kabrai Awareness Drives with ASHA and Anganwadi workers.

12 JCSS Jhansi CLAD UP/ Jhansi, Banda/ Tindwari

Dry ration distribution to 150 families, Identification of the migrant 200 families in 5 villages of Tindwari block of Banda dist. Involved CBO and PAT Members to the aware rural community on social distancing and safety issues, hygiene, etc.

13 Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group

CLAD UP/ Mahoba/ Panwadi SMS based advisory disseminated on COVID 19 to 405 farmers Helped 85 people to Download

ArogyaSetu App Distribution of free ration to 90 vulnerable HH 90 and cooked food to 32 vulnerable HH.

14 Samarthan CLAD MP/ Panna/ Panna Coordination with 343 ASHA and Anganwadi worker and 346 Panchyat representatives in Panna dist Coordinated with Panchayat members, Asha and AWW in 10 Gram Panchyat Identified 220 migrant families and provided list to dist administration Distribution of soap and face mask to 150 old age and pregnant women. Awareness through wall writing in 80 places on Coronavirus precaution measures.

15 NIWCYD CLAD MP/ Sagar/ Rehli Awareness and Food Support for needy community people. Communication for extending volunteer support to Bhopal administration and Coordination with Sagar Municipal Corporation and child line.

16 Samaan Samaveshi MP/ Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Navnirmaan Manch volunteers distributed ration kit to 50 families in Jabalpur through local contribution for migrant workers from Jharkhand who got stuck in Jabalpur.

17 BUILD Samaveshi Maharashtra/ Mumbai city

The Maharashtra Government has accepted the demands of the homeless collective. All public toilet has been made free to use. All laborers will receive 2000 rupees in their accounts. saying they can not have it anymore.

18 SAATH Samaveshi Gujarat/Surat Ration kit distribution to 100 people, 3000 food packets are distributed every day to individuals. Mat and sanitiser distributed to 175 homeless and labourers. Nutritious food distributed to pregnant women and lactating mothers. Gujarat laborer association has also distributed more than 600 ration kits.

35 Women are producing vegetables through Kitchen Garden, it helped them availing nutritive food items, whereas excess vegetables were distributed to the other families involving CBO members of the village. Especially to the families having pregnant and lactating women. The initiative was been taken in Bijapur village in MP – PECSS

Need Assessment survey has been conducted with the 157 families of Sahariya Tribes, in 06 target villages of Pahadgarh Block in Morena, Madhya Pradesh by Dharti Sanstha

Members of SHGs have supported by stitching and distributing Mask in the 05 target villages, the initial contract was been given by the PRIs giving them an alternate source of earning during the lockdown. Reported by Rajpipla Social Service Society – Ahwa Block, Dangs, Gujarat

Kitchen Garden Developed at beneficiary Field in the target villages of Sendhwa Block

Safety Kits for Field staff purchased by CFD

Kashmir Region

Dry Ration and Cash Support by the community to the community:

DRR committees, Youth Groups, and Community Based organisations (from Sarie Dangerpora, Ganastan, Yakmanpora, Trigam, Nowgam, Ankhuloo, Gund-e- Ibrahim, Mundiyari, and Shalboni) collected around 1290 kgs of dry ration & distributed among 104 poor, marginalized & vulnerable families in their villages.

Rehmat-A Farmer Producer Group Odina has collected 300 Kgs of dry ration, withdrew 8,000 INR from their groups' savings account & supported 25 most marginalized families with 12 Kgs of rice, 1 Kg mustered oil, ½ Kg chili, ½ kg turmeric & 1 Kg salt per family in their respective village.

Khatija Women Farmer Group has collected 95 Kgs 0f dry ration and vegetables & distributed among nine resource-poor families into their respective village.

Gousia, Mehak & Sultaneya Producer Groups of Ganastan village of Bandipora district have approached the Baitul-Mal committee in their village to ensure support to 14 most vulnerable and marginalized families.

Two widows have been helped through CBO with ration in Trigham village and one needy

family provided with 20 Kg ration, pulses and oil by youth in village Gund-e-Ibrahim

At least 13000 INR raised by the youth of Palhalan to help poor and needy with ration.

Sanitization & Awareness Drives

Youth groups and DRRR committees from 7 villages organized sanitization and awareness drives in collaboration with PRI members.

During this week three voice messages in local language were published based on advisories by the Indian council of agriculture research & sheep husbandry department Kashmir for farmers (General Episode on Precautionary Measures COVID-19, Farmer & Agri-Advisories COVID-19 & on Livestock Management COVID-19).

DRR Task Force members facilitated by IGSSS, in the discussion. They are supporting the distribution of food kits arranged by them and other community groups for most marginalized families.

DRR Task Force members cleaning their village in Arampora Village

Networking and Support by Government Officials

A list of 256 families from nine villages of Bandipora district was submitted to Tehsildar & legal aid service cell Sumbal after they approached the IGSSS to submit a list of families who need support. The govt. officials say that the support will be both ration and cash. So far more than 200 families have received follow up calls from the concerned authorities.

DRR committees & youth groups are continuously making face masks for common people. More than 831 face masks were made by four youth groups & distributed among 256 families.

Khamnaie Youth group Najan approached SDM Sumbal for providing curfew passes for six youth group members who can volunteer in reaching out to poor families with ration and other commodities and in medical emergencies. a. All these volunteers have been provided with passes by the authorities.

DRR committee Zaddi Mohalla linked 3 families with Tehsil Supply Officer Pattan. These families were without ration cards from the last two years.

Training

Six Youth from DRR committee members attended 7 training programmess organized by Sphere India in-collaboration with WHO, UNICEF, HCL, and NDM India online on COVID-19.

Two youth volunteers attended a learning sharing meeting (Digital Youth Adda) organised by

IGSSS Delhi. In this meeting, youth volunteers of different regions participated and shared impacts of COVID-19 and how to deal with its grassroots level.

Week-Wise & Consolidated Figures for 32 villages of Baramulla and Bandipora districts

S No

Particulars March 2020 Last Week

Till 15th April 2020

April 2020 This Week

Total Families Covered

1 Dry Ration Collection & Distribution by DRR, Farmer/Artisan/Livestock Groups in 22 villages

Nil 359 Families 153 Families 512 Families

2 Food kits mobilized through doctors, businessmen, contractors, etc

Nil 76 Families 0 76 Families

3 Sanitation & Awareness Drives

20 Villages 33 Villages 7 villages Repetitions

4 Cash Transfers by Labour Department Baramulla & Bandipora

Nil 872 Families 0 872 Families

5 Gas Cylinders Home Delivery

Nil 1532 Families in 9 villages

0 1532 Families

6 Distribution of Masks Nil 2528 Masks 831 3359

7 Ration Distributed by PDS shops 32 villages

Nil 8541 Families 3 Families 8544

East Region

In the Eastern Region, IGSSS along with its 14 partners are in the field supporting the poor and needy to ensure that they are not hungry and be safe from COVID 19 infection.

Sl. No Name of NGO Partners Presence (Location) State/District/Block

1 SATHEE

Jharkhand/Godda/Sunderpahari

2 Lok Astha Sewa Sansthan

Chhattisgarh/Gariaband

3 Lok Kalyan Seva kendra Jharkhand/Godda/ Porriyahat

4 Abhivykati Foundation Jharkhand / Giridih /Bengabad

5 Torpa Rural Development Society (TRDSW)

Jharkhand / Khunti/Torpa & Rania

6 SPADE West Bengal / Nadia

Sebajagat Odisha/ Lanjigarh/ Kalahandi

7 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY Odisha /Dasamantapur / Korapu

8 SEDP Odisha / Papdahandi / Nabarangpur

9 EKTA Odisha / Kashipur /Rayagada

10 DHARA Odisha/ Mahakalapara/ Kendrapra

Major Work Done till now (Facilitated by NGO Partners and IGSSS)

Areas of Work Quantitative Date SHGs manufacturing Masks 37 SHG members from 40 villages prepared

23,750 handmade reusable and washable masks for the use of the Project beneficiaries.

Entitlement Facilitated to be received by poor and needy people

71 Farmers received PM Kisan Sahyog Yojana 19 Old age received a pension 126 women received under Jand Dhan Yojana 191 HHs Received 1 refill for gas cylinder 235 MGNREGA cardholder received their due of previous months 380 Ujjalla beneficiary received Rs. 805/- each( DI, CRAFT-K) 420 Construction workers received Rs. 1500/- each (DI, CRAFT-K)

Dry Ration Distribution 200 Senior citizen received Dry ration 2678 received Dry ration under PDS, Mukhiya fund and Block support & 222 on the cardholder 15 stranded wage labours

Hygiene Kits distribution 95 Hygiene Kits distributed to 95 HHs

Awareness building ( social distancing and other campaigns led by the community)

1000 HHs awarded on Physical Distancing and Hygiene Practices Broadcasted through15 community Radio 275 face mask distributed to community

972 HHs health assessment 80 families got water supply at the doorstep 43 poorest poor and needy household linked in cooked food camp

Identification of vulnerable, sick, indigent, destitute nad distressed persons and work for them

1000 people identified in different villages who have migrated from outside states without any testing or precautions 400 migrant labours have been tested negative

Community monitoring of food, grain, dry food and cash support provided by Govt ( quality, quantity and timely food supply (QQT)

822 People are daily provided food from Community Kitchen 125 most marginalized families 1000 People are daily provided food from Didi Kitchen 43 poorest poor and needy household linked in cooked food camp 12 left out eligible beneficiary received old age and widow pensions

Community monitoring & address of vegetable selling/ farmers issues & challenges

2 WSHG Didi linked with the local vendor 44 wage labour received 20 Kg of Wheat VDC members contacted vegetable suppliers for selling of standing of 1880 kg mixed crops

Documentation/ Publication/ Advocacy (compilation of schemes/ circulars/ help numbers/ organisations/ tweet/ news clippings etc)

Crop Loss analysis have been started for the PAVE Project villages Livelihood Loss analysis has been started for the CLAD project village

Non-Timber Forest Produce Till now Kendu Leaf (NTFP) procurement centers ( Phadi house- collection center) not functioned.

Creating community volunteers in the project area to fight against COVID 19

21 community volunteers created

MGNREGA work In Bhateni village of Mahakalapara, Kendrapra, Odisha MGNREGA work has started. 80% of the families of these villages are engaged in earthwork for village road construction from Friday onwards.

Sensitization jingle & other messages have been developed & broadcasted to the 15 community radio stations ( 90.4 FM) across Odisha. The outreach of the radio includes the towns, Peri-urban areas of

the state apart from Bhubaneswar, Cuttack & other cities

Community Kitchen in Sunderpahari Block of Godda District, Jharkhand

SHG member preparing Masks in Sunderpahari Block of Godda District, Jharkhand

Old Age people provided with Dry Food Ration in Gariaband Block, Chhattisgarh: Su-Poshan Partner

Lok Astha Sewa Sansthan

Hygiene Practice demonstrated by Mitanin (ASHA) in Su-Poshan Project villages Gariaband Block,

Chhattisgarh

CRAFT-K, Kalahandi, Odisha

BDO ( Priyadarshini Mirdha) and OLM representatives have visited our different project villages for monitoring of cooked food supply camp, mask preparation unit of Bijapati, hearing complaints about the inclusion of needy peoples in cooked food supply schemes and pipe water supply unit of Siletpada.

BDO Karlamunda distributing Rs. 1500/- cash to construction labour of our project village, Bijapati

Surprise visit of BDO, Karlamunda and OLM representative ( cooked food quality checking by BDO )

BDO and OLM representatives discussing Terchapala VDC members on Mask stitching and issues related to the cooked food supply

BDO & OLM representatives visited the mask preparation unit of Bijapati for quality checking

Mukhymantri Didi Kitchen is providing food to poor, helpless, laborers, and single women families every day in Satphari village, Porriyahat Block of Godda district, Jharkhand of CLAD project area.

CLAD Project, Torpa & Ranai Block, Khunti, Jharkhand (TRDSW)

8 Mukhay Mantri Didi Kitchen in both block Torpa & Rania, khunti, Jharkhand & serving cooked food to around 1000 needy people

NABARD distributed hygiene kit with sanitizer, soap, and mask to 45 people in Bishunpur village of Sundari Panchyat, Rania, Jharkhand

Mukhiya distributed dry ration and mask to non-PDS cardholder from Mukhiya fund in Rania & Torpa block, Khunti, Jharkhand

Mahila Sangh from JSLPS distributed dry ration to the non-PDS cardholder with block support in Rania & Torpa block, Khunti, Jharkhand

Mahila Sangh from JSLPS distributed dry ration to stranded wage labour with block support in Rania & Torpa block, Khunti, Jharkhand

Rania Police station distributed cooked food to community and children in Rania, Khunti, Jharkhand

TRDSW donated dry ration of 30 Kg for one day to Friends club in Torpa, Khunti, Jharkhand

TRDSW women staff along with SHG didi preparing the facemask of 2000 for community usage.

SuPOSHAN Project, Koraput, Kendrapra, Kalahandi, Rayagad, Nabarangpur, Odisha

VAT members /Volunteers of IDS, Suposhan project area monitoring community kitchen and PDS distribution, Koraput, Odisha

MGNREGA work started at one village of the Suposan project area. Bhateni village CRDG members managing work profile, mask use, and distance. Kendrapra, Odisha

With the help of identified community volunteers, these women have started selling vegetable at market, Koraput, Odisha

Farmers of Ckikamba gram panchayat selling vegetables in the Dasamantar market with the support of volunters. BDO, Dasamantapur block arranged auto for transpoting, Koraput, Odisha

AWW making children aware about hand wash in Kashipur, Rayagada, Odisha

Dry ration supported children through AWC, Kashipur, Rayagada, Odisha

Mask distribution in Suposhan project areas by Sebajagat, Kalahandi, Odisha

SHG preparing cloth mask on request of OLM at Lanjigarh, Kalahandi, Odisha

SEDP staff making people aware of the handling of safe drinking water and maintaining social distance while fetching water from tubewell, Papdahandi, Nabarangpur, Odisha

Impact of our Counselling of COVID 19 -Maintaining Social distancing during Taking water from tubewell at Padmathopa village of Lanjigarh block, Kalahandi, Odisha

NORTH REGION

In the Northern region – Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, IGSSS along with its 12 NGO partners are

working to support the poor and needy.

In the Su-Poshan Project area, our NGO partner Gautam Budhhda Jagriti society (GBJS) has been implementing the Su-Poshan Project in 22 Villages of Uska Bazaar Block, Sidharthnagar. They have been active in responding to the COVID 19 outbreak and lockdown impact on the lives of poor people.

Frontline worker(safai karamchari) given sanitizing kits at uska bazaar, sidhharthnagr

Physical Distancing maintained at sanitization distribution centres sidhdhartngar

“Jann Ki Jankari”: An awareness van campaign started by Gautam Budhha Jagriti Society

Under the initiative JANN ki Jankari posters and banners prepared and community awareness is given by GBJS staff

Thus GBJS, through awareness van explained physical distancing, the right way of using the

mask, the right way of handwashing, and the importance of going for testing based on

symptoms as well as the need for migrant labourers returned from other states to contact

ASHA worker. Beside this GBJS with their resources could distribute:

25,000 soaps to 10,000 people.

With coordination with local Gurudwara, committee mobilized sanitary pads and

Lunch packets for poor people.

Kitchen garden developed in Suposhan 1st year –helped 500 families to avail vegetables

during this lockdown periods.

DEHAT, IGSSS NGO partner working in Bahraich, UP distributed with their resources:

Nutrition Garden (NG) kit to the target families under the SuPoshan project supported by IGSSS. Out of 2700, around 1300 families have given the NG kit.

The most 972 vulnerable families are identified and the data was shared with Govt officials as well as used for providing services like ration kit and children supplementary/nutrition snacks. 216 dry ration packets were given and 300 children were given nutrition snacks –which lab-tested comes out in the name Marsh Edg . Promoted by Tata trust under India Nutrition initiative (Target is for reaching out with 55000 people)

The message of social distancing and hand wash demonstration is taking place. An average of 50 people was trained. Soaps were given at the end of the training.

Physical distancing and awareness on COVID 19

Dry Ration distribution in tribal villages of DEHAT Organization like Bishnapur, Rampurwa, Bardiya, and fakirpuri

Ration distribution in the Forest Villages like Nayi Basti, Kailash Nagar, Bhatta Bargadha, Bihari purwa

Sanitary pads have given in the times of crisis

Sanitary pads have been distributed by DEHAT organization to the single women destitute and widows

Nutrition bar(GoMo) given to children to maintain the nourishment of the body. Four Bars

for one child are sufficient to maintain the nutrition level of the body for a month along-

with the cut-down meals they are taking. Dehat has distributed around 55000 packets of

GoMo till date in collaboration with Tata Trust under the India Nutrition Initiative

GoMo Nutrition Bar for children.

Sristi Seva Sansthan coordinated with Govt and supported 100 families with dry ration in

Maharaj Ganj-UP. Sanitary kit/Soaps along with the pamphlets on awareness related to

coronavirus and importance of wash were distributed to 100 families

Bihar Voluntary Health Association assisted people in accessing food from PDS, especially

to those who were having problems in getting PDS. Necessary negotiations with the PDS

officials were made and the required documents prepared for the people. Online

registration for migrant labourers was done by BVHA staff (who returned from other states)

for getting Rs. 1000 from Govt. Around 50 people were assisted to receive the

benefits.

Samagra Seva Kendra (SSK) Gaya, Bihar formed what's app group for leaders and

community members for disseminating correct and timely messages from govt and health

department concerning the awareness messages on COVID 19. Posters and handbills on

COVID 19 and Wash practices were distributed in villages. A list of 150 people who do not

have a ration card was identified and reported to Block development officer and 60 of them

got the ration card along with the PDS benefit.

NGO partners in Urban Areas:

LUCKNOW Ankur Yuva Chetna Shivir

From 13th April to 17th April 2020, partner distributed total

Ration kit of 3622, 55,850 food packets, 2400 soap, and 3500

sanitary napkins,6 People got medicine support,12 got financial

help.

ALLAHABAD Abul Kalam Azad Jan Seva Sansthan

Through the collective efforts of voluntary organizations and

citizens, 55 community kitchens have been set up and every

day 22 to 24 thousand people are being served breakfast and

food.

Allahabad help group is providing dry ration to about 500

families daily.

Raw ration and vegetables distributed to 95 families of

construction workers, domestic workers supported by IGSSS.

DELHI NIRMANA During the third week of lockdown, Dry Rations was procured

through local contribution and distributed to 400 households.

Assistance was provided to non-ration cardholders in the

community to enroll themselves on the Delhi Govt website so

that they too could avail of this benefit.

150 persons in the community were explained on how to use

the mobile app for demanding rations. The awareness drive

was also launched to provide information to all construction

workers to access government benefits

MUZAFFARPUR Amar

Trishla

Seva

Ashram

Dry Ration and sanitation kits

distributed to 95 families in

slums and migrant labouer

supported by IGSSS.

NORTHEAST

Food scarcity is chronic in almost all the villages as people are running out of cash and the

support received is fairly inadequate. IGSSS teams in the northeast region are in constant

touch with the community, taking note of their situation and disseminating useful

information through WhatsApp Group as well direct telephonic call.

It is important to note that Manipur is declared COVID-19 free as both the positive persons

have recovered completely. Another notable measure initiated by Churachandpur District

Police is that it is conducting a periodic health check-up of its officers and personnel.

Conclusion

As the lockdown is extended, IGSSS and its partners are constantly watching the situation in

rural and urban locations to ensure that poor and marginalised people can access

government resources and enhance their capacity to cope up in this difficult situation. Next

week most of our relief distribution will be completed hopefully.