COVID‐19 RESPONSE BY IGSSS and its Partners 5th Report (29th April 2020)

INDO GLOBAL SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY 28, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi‐110003 Present Scenario – Macro Level

Major problem faced by Indian Poor: We are in the last week of the lockdown 2.0 in . Hunger is one of the big issues besides COVID 19 infection that the migrant labourers, informal sectors workers and other excluded communities are fighting with. The state and central governments have announced the food scheme which will be distributed to the poor and needy through the Public Distribution System (PDS). This is the system on which two‐third of the Indian population rely on food grains like rice, wheat, and sugar at a much cheaper price than the price in the local market. So PDS is the backbone of our fight against hunger. Above all the Food Security Act mandates that no one should go hungry and adequate food grains should be made available for the poor and needy people. Among the many problems that the ongoing nationwide lockdown has highlighted are the problems of India’s Public Distribution System (PDS).1 A huge issue with Ration Cards is surfacing in states like Bihar, Jharkhand, and many other states. Over 2,100 people from the transgender community have written to the government recently demanding a special package for them, which includes an assured subsistence income of at least Rs. 3,000 per month till Covid‐19 is in full control2. In the same way, many of the marginalized groups like sex workers are facing neglect from the services and support providers.

Silver Lining: Pune Zilla Parishad, in a unique initiative, has created a ‘mirror public distribution system (PDS)’ where food grains will be distributed to vulnerable rural sections like tribal communities and migrant labourers, through temporary ration cards. This move from Ayush Prasad, chief executive officer (CEO), Pune Zilla Parishad, is expected to benefit more than 80,000 undocumented people residing in the rural areas of the district, who are hit hard by the lockdown. These people belong to vulnerable and the most economically backward sections like migrant labourers, transgenders, and particularly vulnerable tribal groups3. We hope that we have more such CEO in our district who starts thinking passionately out‐side the box initiative to support the poorest and needy.

IGSSS and its Partner NGOs’ response:

IGSSS along with its 14 NGO partners are reaching out to more than 7,700 poorest and needy households in 15 cities – Delhi; Patna and Muzaffarpur (Bihar); Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Guwahati (Assam), and Bilaspur (), Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Vizag (Andhra Pradesh), Bhubaneshwar (), Mumbai (Maharashtra) Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Bhopal/Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Chennai (Tamil Nadu) of 12 states in India.

In rural India, IGSSS along with its 12 NGO partners are reaching out to around 5000 poorest and needy households in 7 states ‐ West Bengal (Nadia‐Nabadwip), Jharkhand (Godda‐Sundarpahari, Dumka‐ Masaliya, Sahebganj –Borio) Chhatisgarh (‐Basna), Odisha (Nabarangpur‐

1 https://indianexpress.com/audio/3‐things/can‐india‐prevent‐millions‐from‐going‐hungry‐during‐the‐covid‐ 19‐lockdown/6383775/ 2 Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/excluded‐from‐govt‐schemes‐ during‐lockdown‐transgenders‐demand‐special‐package‐830945.html 3 https://www.thehindu.com/news/states/pune‐zilla‐parishad‐creates‐mirror‐pds/article31392376.ece Paparahandi, Kandhamal‐Phiringia, Koraput‐Dasamantapur, Kalahandi‐Lanjigarh), Madhya Pradesh (Morena‐Pahargarh), Gujarat (Dang –Waghai), Maharashtra (Amravati‐Dharni).

IGSSS is also planning to reach out along the coordination with District Administration and local NGO partners, to street vendors, domestic workers, and many other poorest and marginalized communities facing the danger of hunger in the coming week. Update from Region North East Region:

Human Story: N. Sheikh, a Rickshaw puller, aged around 40 years lives with his wife and 3 minor children. He used to earn Rs. 150‐200 per day and thus, managed his household needs. But the lockdown has left him jobless. His family is almost begging and would sleep starving if nobody in the neighbourhood supports him. The only assistance he received is free rice from the government. There are many more like him to tell their own stories of loss and despair. COVID‐19 outbreak followed by lockdown has impacted the daily wage labourers who have no alternative source of income. IGSSS with support from India Fellow (https://www.indiafellow.org/covid‐relief/) reached out to some most vulnerable and needy individuals who received one‐time cash assistance of Rs. 2000 each. IGSSS staff from the field meticulously identified the neediest and poorest household (after due assessment) and connected with the support fro the India Fellow program. Through this, we could support 22 households. Total Amount received by all the households is INR 51,500/‐

Manipur Lakhimpur Dhemaji Bodo Territorial Region (BTR) 3 Households 8 Households 7 Households 4 Households.

Positive things happening:

 Distribution of Free Rice: More than 80% population within IGSSS intervention areas is covered under PDS that received free rice distributed by the government. All the ration card holders were Fuel to those farmers having provided 5 KG of rice/ person in the family. In some of tractor/power tiller and the the rice the villages, people also received pulses, salt, and mill owners have been given at mustard oil. In Karbi Anglong even the non‐ration different oil pumps/station in cardholders are provided the relief items. Churachandpur district, Manipur

 Farming activities resumed in some parts: Farmers from the targeted project area of IGSSS in Lakhimpur have resumed their farming activities maintaining social distancing. Weeding of Ahu, tilling, ploughing and preparing seedbeds for Sali & Bau paddy cultivation have begun.

 Awareness of people: People in the project area especially in Lakhimpur are vigilant enough to identify people coming to village during the lockdown and motivate them to go for quarantine in coordination with village and district administration. For Example: In Lakhimpur, it has been reported that one person who arrived from Red Zone area, that, is Golaghat, is kept in‐home quarantine. Another person from Red Zone district Dhubri has reportedly entered one of Peace Action intervention villages Duramari, Kokrajhar, which currently falls under the green zone. As soon as the Village Headman came to know about it, he along with the community members informed the police and immediately sent the person for the medical test but found negative. It shows the awareness level of the people regarding how the disease spreads has increased and they are taking steps to stop the infection

 Endangered species rescued by villagers: One critically endangered species of Lemur Slow Lorris was found by the villagers of Dorcas Veng, Churachandpur, on April 25, 2020. This was safely handed over to the District Forest Department. The forest official assumed that the animal landed up in human settlement due to lockdown and lauded the responsibility of the villagers.

Challenges that common people are facing

Drug addiction amongst adolescents: WPCs (Women Peace Committee) of Chirang district have reported that adolescents addicted to drugs are facing serious health problems. The WPCs of Bengtol zone have shared that around 20 to 25 youths are victims of substance abuse. The WPCs have decided to discuss this matter with the local intellectuals and CBOs once the lockdown reopens. Withdrawal of Money: The real challenge the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and Pradhan Mantri Jan‐Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) beneficiaries faced was to withdraw the money. They received the cash transfer from the government but have to travel 10 to 15 KM on foot (due to lockdown), and standing in the long queue for hours without food and water. Many of them visited twice or thrice just to get that money so to fulfill their basic essential needs. Livestock Disease: Livestock disease has hit almost all the intervention areas further exaggerating the situation. It is extremely contagious that already claimed lives of over 300 pigs/piglets, 50 goats, and more than 1000 poultry without any intervention from the concerned department. Only in Lakhimpur, Veterinary department field officers have started assessment. Inadequate support from ICDS/MDM: Though state government is advised to provide supplementary nutrition mid‐day meal/dry ration or Food Security Allowance whichever is feasible to all eligible children till such time their centers/schools are closed, only 5 ICDS centers in BTR intervention areas have distributed 2 KG rice to some of the children, which is inadequate. However, ICDS centers under Bordoloni Panchayat and Bhebali Gram Panchayat in Dhemaji have respectively distributed food items to 131 and 152 families altogether.

Western Region:

IGSSS in its direct intervention area in Madhya Pradesh – Khargone and Jhabua:

Khargone Barwaha Khargone is the red zone as per the government announcement. One District Block of the good things, that a village marginal farmer, Mr. Gulabsingh supported 30 kg vegetables and 20 kg wheat to few homeless families.

Jhabua Jhbaua During the lokdown, 3257 laborers have reached Jhabua from Gujarat, District Meghnager Kota and Rajasthan, and have been kept isolated from the family after and Rama health check‐up. blocks

IGSSS field team In Jhabua is coordinating with Local govt to provide ration to the poorest and needy people. As part of this process, AADIVASI KISAN PANCHAYAT MAZDOOR SANGTHANS has requested our field team to distribute the food kits in the Jhabua disctrict. With this support, we could reach out to 150 families are from our target area, 8 villages. Total amount support is 2,53,500

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. The work of our partners are captured through pictures below:

Matruchaya Social Welfare Society is appreciated by the Block Administration of Chikhaldhara block, in Amravati District, for the Relief and response work during COVID‐19, 1,700 families have been supported with dry ration and sanitation kits by Matruchaya

The team at Ground disseminating information on the importance of hand sanitization, and the use of hand sanitizers. Team SPECTRA distributed 700 hand sanitizers in the target villages under SuPoshan Programme generating Local Contribution.

Members of CBOs in Village Pipri Para Capacitating community on Hand Washing Process. Supported by Shrushti Sewa Samiti Team.

Women Members supporting AWW and ASHA in screening and monitoring of Children in target villages of Karhal Block in Sheopur District. Meeting with Members of CBOs is conducted maintaining the Physical Distancing. Facilitated by Team Niswarth

Members Women Involved in Spice Unit under SOUL ‐3 Programme Supported the Community by Distribution of Chilli and Turmeric Powder, 500 grams of CHilli and Turmeric Powder was distributed to 23 target households free of cost in 04 target villages of Sendhwa Block in Barwani District, facilitated by PECSS

Team PECSS Facilitated 141 families in the development of Vegetables in their Homestead Lands, these families are having sufficient amount of vegetable during the time of crisis, and also support 39 more families in the 04 target villages by distributing the vegetables at free of cost.

5020 Families have been supported by Team Divya Community maintaining Social Distance Sadan with Dry Ration Kits in 05 Blocks of Amravati at Shops and Water Station in the Target Districts including Morshi and Chandur Bazar Block villages in Karhal Block Sheopur District under SuPoshan Programme. Madhya Pradesh.

IGSSS Partners Action in Western Region

Name of State/ District / City/Block Activities Partner Dharti MP/Morena/Pahadgarh Team Dharti is taking regular awareness generation drives in the villages with the support from members of SHGs and CBOs. Identification of the Families for Relief support is in process.

Shrushti RAJ/Banswara/Kushalgarh CBOs at village level desseminating the importance of social distancing, and also created social distancing circles in the public spaces. Hand Washing Drive was been conducted int he target villages by the members of CBOs and team Shrushti. 69 COVID cases in Banaswara Red zone

Matruchaya Maharastra/Amravati/Dharni Team Matruchaya supported 510 families with DRY Ration and Sanitation Kits in the 17 target villages under SuPoshan Programme, 350 people are supported by IGSSS Members of CBOs, took active part in identification of families for relief and response while also initiated the Distribution drive in the target villages. Women members imparted the awareness drives in the villages at community spaces on manintaing physical distance and hand washing practices. Members of CBOs are meeting with PRI members to update regulary on migrated people coming to the village and their health status.

Niswarth Madhya Pradesh/Sheopur/Karhal Women Members are supporting the AWW and ASHA workers in the target village in screening Sanstha and monitoring of children, lactating women and pregnent women. Also supporting in availing the supplementry diet from the department in time.

Lok Maharastra/Chandrapur/Sindewahi Hand Washing Drive was been conducted in the 03 target villages by the members of CBOS. Samagraha Around 89 families have been supported with dry ration kits through contribution from self SSS help group members of 04 target villages.

National Maharashtra / Mumbai A cash distribution of Rs .2000 was done to 130 Domestic Workers. Domestic Cooked Food to 190 workers. In collaboration with other Organisations like Pratham , Workers Transgender Forum, Gurudwara 1110 DWs were supported. Movement Janvikas Madhya Pradesh (MP)/Indore Cooked food being distributed to 100 people. In Himmat nagar area, Bholenath colony and Bhavna nagar 100 dry ration kits being distributed to 100 families. Samaan MP/Bhopal Around 65 ration kits being distributed to 65 families in Arjun Nagar and 60 kits being distribted in Jai Bhim nagar under SS emergency response Saath Gujarat/Surat 270 Ration kits being distributed to families. 299 pregnant women were given Nutritious Food. 3009 cooked food packets were distributed. Center for Gujarat/Ahmedabad 360 Ration kits being distributed in different areas of Ahmedabad as emergency response Development work. BUILD Maharashtra/Mumbai With the help of Municipal cooperation the organization has counselled migrant labourers to be shifted in Shelters. Cooked foood being distributed to Homeless families. With the help of municipal cooperation cooked food being distributed to migrant labourers.

Parhit MP/Tikamgarh/Jatara Assisted all the needy migrant families in the village to get ration from PDS ration shop in 5 villages

Niwcyd MP/Sagar/ehali In village informed Panchayat secretary regarding the arrival of 03 migratory families in the villages after which they are send in quarantine. Awareness building is done through messages and village volunteers to use the masks while moving out in the villages and maintain the rules of social distancing. Regular follow up with the community members and farmers for the need assessment from the fields Parmarth Uttar Pradesh/Hamirpur/Sarila The organization has also provided Face mask to 296 person Hamirpur and Jalaun district among eligible and needy individuals / families. About 14,000 soaps were provided to the 1400 rural community to create awareness about proper hand washing. The organization has also provided dry ration kit to 8199 person with 1427 families in Jhansi, Lalitpur, Hamirpur, Jalaun and Chhindwara district among eligible and needy individuals / families with CSR Support and some with NABARD

Abhudaya Uttar Pradesh/Mahoba/Kabrai In Mamna, Mudara, Raheliya and Basora villages, total 123 families were informed about Sansthan COVID 19 guidelines with the help of printouts. In Sura ki Chauki a rural Haat Place, demonstration of hand wash and social distancing was done by volunteers and hence sensitize more than 75 people at different spots. In Raheliya and Basora villages, total 34 food kits have been distributed with the support of farmer groups to 34 landless families. Total 39 counselling sessions were conducted by volunteers on one to one basis at the door steps of rural families in Thana and Baripura villages.

Institute for Uttar Pradesh/Chitrakoot MNREGA work has started in 8 villages, in which 158 laborers have started work and 3 villages Social Panchayat Action Team (PAT) member’s discussed with the Gram Pradhan and seceretry to Development start MNREGA work. Masks was distributed to 100 people of 2 villages by the Gram Pradhan. Trust At present time, 220 families of 15 villages are doing kitchen garden and growing vegetables Chitrakoot for their families and distributing it to their neighbours when they are excessive. PAT members got 15 people downloaded Arogya Setu App and provided information about its use In 3 villages.

Samarthan MP/Panna Asses the availability of Ration and distribution process in 3 Gram Panchyat PDS shops. Coordination with 343 ASHA and aganwadi worker and 346 Panchyat representatives in Panna dist. Coordinated with Panchyat members , ASHA and AWW in 12 Gram Panchyat. Identified 220 migrant families and provided list to District administration. Distribution of soap and face mask to 230 old age and pragnent women. Kashmir Region

Work done by IGSSS in Kashmir:  Producer Group Level Initiatives for Collecting Dry Ration & Distribution: Livestock producer group of Rakh‐Asham during the week collected 80 Kgs of dry ration & three thousand rupees cash. They have prepared 16 kits which include 5 Kgs rice, ½ Kg, Turmeric, ½ Kg mustered oil & five packets of milk & distributed among 16 highly affected families due to COVID‐19 pandemic. Mehak Livestock Producer group Ganastan with their corpus amount purchased 50 Kgs of flour (Atta) & distributed among 11 families keeping in view the Ramadhan & the situation of these families into consideration.  Preparation & Distribution of Food kits: DRR committees, Youth groups, and other producer groups from Check Ganastan, Gund‐Ibrahim, Rakh‐Asham, and Zalpora have prepared 61 food kits as the groups have collected dry ration from their concerned villages & from some businessmen & Elax foundation. These 61 food kits were distributed among the most marginalized and poor families in the said villages during the week.  Distribution of Food Kits: In previous week 256 economically poor, marginalized & poorest of the poor families list from nine villages of Bandipora district were submitted to Tehsildar & legal aid service cell Sumbal for financial as well as food kits support out of 256 families 179 families have received food kits from the local administration during this week.  Sanitation & Awareness Drives Continued: Youth groups and DRRR committees from 10 villages organized sanitation and awareness drives in collaboration with PRI members, other CBO’s in both districts of Baramulla & Bandipora during the week. DRR committee Arampora cleaned the water channel passing in between the village in collaboration with PRI members of their villages & generated awareness among the common masses about the harmful effects of throwing plastic bottles, polythenes, and other waster materials into the water bodies. Community to Community Support

 Zalpora youth group approached the Chairman of Elex Foundation, received 100 kgs of dry ration which were distributed among 10 needy families. The same group approached local businessmen for help who later on did cash transfer of 27500 INR among ten marginalized and vulnerable families five among them was widows.  4 Youth and DRR committee members continuously attending training programs organized by Sphere India in‐collaboration with WHO, UNICEF, HCL, and NDM India online on COVID‐19  DRR committee Zadimohalla had a telephonic conversation with SDM Pattan regarding the shortage of drinking water in their respective village within one day the problem was solved without taking much time as government authorities are usually taking while processing any matter.

 Taskforce team Ghat Gopalan approached the Chairman Kashmir Welfare Trust and received 88 food kits and distributed among 88 most marginalized families in their respective village.

 SSP Bandipora was approached by the staff members during the week for support to 14 needy families in two villages Shagenpora and Gounchipora. On 24th April 2020 SSP issued 14 food kits and were distributed among 14 families whom list was already submitted to the concerned official.

Agriculture Related Progress  Progress on Vegetable Saplings Transplantation: Fifteen individual plots comprise of twenty‐ eight kanals of land in Nine villages of Baramulla & Bandipora districts were transplanted Capsicum, Knol‐Khol, tomato, Kashmiri chilli & Brinjal during the week.  Four Permaculture Sites Developed: During the week four permaculture sites were developed in four villages Ankhulla, Nowgam, Ganastan, and Najan of Bandipora district & three Kanals of land were brought under this concept.

 Farmer Field School‐Rice Cultivation: This year 65 Kanals of land were brought under Farmer Field School‐rice cultivation in Ankhuloo village of Bandipora district keeping in view the last year’s production 25 farmers came forward & will cultivate the rice under FFS concept.

 SRI Cultivation: One of the progressive farmers and retired headmasters from Gagerpora village of Budgam district approached IGSSS for building his knowledge & skills on growing rice based on SRI concept. During the week he was guided by one of the community mobilizer for the sowing of seed, he plans to do this concept in 3.5 kanals of land.

Week‐Wise & Consolidated Figures for distribution of dry ration, food kits & conductance of sanitation drives in 32 villages of Baramulla and Bandipora districts

S Particulars March, April,202 April, April, April, Total N 2020 0 First 2020 2020 2020 Families o Last Week Second Third Fourth Covered Week Week Week Week

1 Dry Ration Collection & Nil 203 156 207 176 742 Distribution by DRR, covered covered Farmer/Artisan/Livestoc k Groups in 32 villages

2 Food kits mobilized Nil 24 food 52 Food 76 81 233 through doctors, kits Kits Food business mans, Kits contractors etc

3 Sanitation & Awareness 20 38 30 30 32 38 Villages Drives Village Villages Villages villages villages covered s repeatedly

4 Cash Transfers by Labour Nil Nil 872 287 619 1778 Department Baramulla & Familie families familie families Bandipora s s

5 Gas Cylinders Home Nil 851 659 433 723 2687 Delivery families families families familie families in five in four s villages villages

6 Stitching & Distribution Nil 1933 595 497 327 676 Families of Masks 7 Ration Distributed by Nil 3937 4,604 3127 4478 16146 PDS shops 32 villages families families families familie families in 17 15 in five s in covered villages villages villages eight villages

8 Marginalised families list Nil Nil Nil 256 256 179 families submission to Tehsildar families familie covered & legal aid service cell s follow Sumbal for support up

9 Pm KISAN Fund Release Nil Nil Nil 2629 2893 5522 to Farmers (2000 Cash farmers farmer farmers Transfer) s

10 Online Training attend by Nil Nil 12 10 10 10 Youth DRR & youth Group youth youth youth regularly leaders on covid‐19 attending organized by Sphere training India in‐collaboration with WHO, UNICEF, HCL and NDM India online on COVID‐19

11 Community reach out Nil 2 Whats‐ 2 4 Nil 8 Whats‐ Program & strategy app Whats‐ Whats‐ app groups groups app app Created for Created groups groups community Created Create reach out d

12 Transplantation of Nil Nil 5 Plots 8 plots 15 28 Plots vegetable seedlings by plots Developed using social distance & transplante d seedlings

East Region

IGSSS in Eastern Region along with its partners’ facilitated SHGs are manufacturing Masks. To date, 9,038 masks are distributed to the local community and around 5600 Mask preparation is in pipeline. Beside masks with the support and facilitation of partners and CBOs formed in the project area:

 Around 50 labourers got 1500/‐  Out of the 15 Project villages, 345 support under the government relief Migrant labours from 12 villages were package, identified who are stuck in outside  428 children and 18 pregnant women states like Gujrat, Hyderabad, Andhra got Take Home Ration; Pradesh, Bhutan, Hariyana, Odisha,  40 destitute people got cooked food; Chhattisgarh, and Bihar  1973 HHs received first gas refill  200 PVTG Families are being identified amount; by partners, who don't have  1522 Women received 500/‐ support awareness on Hygiene and Sanitation. under Jand Dhan Account;  1 COVID19 Committee formed  60 eligible construction workers  21 Volunteers monitoring PDS received Rs. 1500/‐ each under BOCW; distribution  102 left out eligible beneficiary  6 CBOs members sold their vegetable received old age and widow pensions; produce  350 Children got MDM and 200  113.98 Quintals. of vegetable children got food from ICDS centers. harvested and sold to the authorized Packed dry food is being given to the vendors" registered children only. In the case of  73 migrant persons identified by the dearth of food packets, cash is also Village Development Committee for given to the guardians as a substitute registration for food packets.  15 volunteers created  750 women received soaps  5 Acres of Kaju plantation started at  A total of 3067 families & 3060 upland individual received dry ration/ food  430 students received reading books packets/ cooked foods in the from the education department reporting week  6 tube wells are repaired"  1029 Non‐PDS cardholder families received dry ration"

Visual representation of IGSSS and its NGO Partners during COVID 19 Response

CRAFT‐K, Kalahandi, Odisha

SHG grading at Sisakhal village with maintaning of social distancing in the presence of Mrs. Parvati Sahu, CDPO, Karlamunda

PRI members and school teachers jointly distributing school text books to promoted upper class students for home reading ( Terekela&Bijapati villages)

6 eligible left out persons of Dhanrakhaman villages receiving pensions

After regular follow‐up of VDC 3 old people and 3 widows got five months pension at a time (one month arrear and four month advance as declared by Odisha Govt. Rs. 2500 each pension holder)

Labourers are at work in MGNREGA WHS renovation work at Agadhupur

A women ( Sirabahalvillge, Pourkela GP) filling of VDC members sending their priorities work list and the registration form at Panchayat office for her son labour list to BDO through WhatsApp for execution who will return from migration by the help of VDC under MGNREGA members

Su‐Poshan, Sahibganj, Jharkhand

After Relaxation from State Government, agriculture activities resumed in Sahibganj district of Jharkhand: reported by Su‐Poshan partner LokPrerna

Su‐Poshan, Gariaband, Chhattisgarh

Though Agriculture is the primary source of income in most of the villages in Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh, due the COVID19 situation agriculture activities have received a major setback. For instant cash they depend upon small scale livestock rearing like goats, poultry and pigs in some occasions. Due to lockdown availability of food for the livestocks are very difficult. People are not allowed to go out to grazing lands. Veterinary doctors are refusing to come to villages for vaccination. This season usually have a lot of marriage lined up and generally demands for milk, meat, etc. are high. But due to lock down all the market is down leading to financial losses of about Rs. 25000/‐

CLAD Project, Khunti, Jharkhand

MGNREGA work of farm bunding started in Diyakel and Amma panchayat of Torpa, Khunti. Total 30 Job card holder engaged in MGNREGA work which give some respite of these wage labours in this lockdown situation and generate some income through it. PDS card holder maintaing the social distancing NON‐PDS Card holder received the dry ration while received the dry ration from PDS delear support through BDO fund in Rania Block

bMukhiya Distributed the dry ration supprot to non‐pds card holder in torpa block

Cooked meal distributed to needy people in LPG agency distributed at door step in all Jaipur village of Rania block panchyat of Rania & Torpa Block

CLAD, Giridih, Jharkhand

Dry ration (Rice) is distributed with the support THR (Rice, pulse & soybean) distributed to of Mukhiya to non‐PDS beneficiary in Jaruadih the children’s family at door to door by village of Bengabad, AWW in Ghaghra village of Bengabad

CLAD, Godda, Jharkhand

Small Kids in Mahespur block, Godda Hand wash campaign in Mahespur block with spreading the awarness & showing the and spreading awareness on hand wash strenght aginst COVID19 importance

LKSK Chief Functionary, Sanjeev Bhagat, done the survey of stranded migrnats outside Jharkhand and prepared the list for the same.

THR (Dal +Rice + gram+ peanuts) distributed in Sathphari & Dulidih villages at door step by AWW

SUPOSHAN, Rayagada, Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi& SHE project, Ganjam, Odisha

Children from Dimiria village, Gnajam making A student from Dimiria village, Ganjam with people aware on covid19 through their her drawing on social distancing and making drawing people aware with her drawing

Paddy field damaged due to hailstorms Hand wash practice is being conducted by recently in Ganjam EKTA team at Kashipur, Rayagada, Odisha

Awareness on covid 19 precatuionary Tribal community practicing social distance measures being conducted at villages by IDS while fetching water in Papadahandi, team at Dasamantapur, Koraput, Odisha Nabarangapur, Odisha

Individual families started resuming their Individual families started resuming their individul micro enterprices at Lanjigarh, individul micro enterprices at Lanjigarh, Kalahandi, Odisha Kalahandi, Odisha

North Region

COVID 19 RESPONSES‐NORTH ZONE

UTTAR LUCKNOW Ankur Yuva Chetna Shivir Through the COVID 19 help group, the partner distributed 6090 Ration kit, 72,892 food PRADESH packets, 4110 sanitary napkins, 8000 soaps. (Urban) 2 people got medicine support, 18 people got financial support ALLAHABAD Abul Kalam Azad Jan Allahabad help group provided Dry ration to 500 families, cooked food to 200 Seva Sansthan families daily. AKAJSS has distributed Ration, vegetable, and sanitation kit to 280 families. The NGOs are helping registered construction workers in updating their bank accounts in UP ‐BOCW APPS for getting benefits. Partner and other NGOs are helping people for applying for new Ration Cards. Through the efforts of Nawada CBO, 37 construction workers got benefits of Rs. 1000/‐ in their bank's accounts UTTAR Bahraich Developmental Nutrition Garden Kit provided to 2700 families, distributed around 200 people with PRADESH Association for Human sanitization kit in this week. (RURAL) Advancement (DEHAT) Siddarth Nagar Gautam Buddha Jagriti NGO GBJS distributed 200 people with sanitization kit in this week. Mask being Society (GBJS) prepared by the CBO women raw materials has been provided by the organization by the fund provided by a CSR. The awareness program is continued in various villages of the district during this week too. DELHI DELHI NIRMANA A community in Kirari is being fed with 800 food packets daily for the last three days in collaboration with Delhi Government. To date, 2400 persons are supported. Assistance was provided to non‐ration cardholders in the community to enroll themselves on the Delhi Govt website so that they too could avail the benefit. 100 persons in the community were explained on how to use the mobile app for demanding rations. Collaborated with Mobile Crèche to provide milk and supplementary diet to 60 children Nirmana is collaborating with other NGOs in the area to help people to the extent possible. BIHAR MUZAFFARPUR Aamar Trishla Seva Dry Ration and sanitation kits distributed to 452 families in slums and migrant (Urban) Ashram labourers supported by IGSSS. Got appreciation letter from Municipal commissioner and community also appreciated the relief material. Regular awareness/counseling program is going on about COVID19 among pregnant women, lactating mothers, and another group of people. PATNA Dalit Viaksh Abhiyan 470 packets of dry ration distributed to the slums, shelter homes, and other pockets Samiti of migrant labourers in Patna. 20 Mask, 20‐hand sanitizer, and 20 globs distributed to Malahi Pakri shelter home workers. With the support of local administrative and ward members, DVAS has been spreading awareness at the construction addas/sites, shelter homes, slums and other places regarding COVID – 19. Bihar (Rural) Sitamarhi Bihar Voluntary Health Govt has asked Jeevika to enlist the names of people without a ration card, BVHA Association along with Jeevika is enlisting the name of such people ‐112 names have been listed so far. As 403 families had been distributed the dry ration kit and sanitation kit till last week, this week the field team have distributed relief kits to another 272 families. Delhi ‐ Delhi intervention DI‐North Zone IGSSS People stranded in different parts of delhi supported through telephone counseling Direct slums and referred to support services intervention Area Covered: North East Delhi, Central Delhi, North West Delhi, East Delhi; Total number of people reached out to 100 in all five areas; People coordinated from igsss: Tarun, Meenakshi, Medha (Intern), Rekha (Community Volunteer), Kuldeep (Youth from Baljeet Nagar)

Photos of Distribution of Relief Materials

Distribution of dry Ration & Sanitation Kit at Ambedkar Nagar‐Muzaffarpur Distribution of Dry Ration and sanitation kit in Shelter Home Malgodam Chowk to Homeless People‐Muzaffapur

Distribution of Dry Ration and Sanitation Kit at Ambedkar Nagar Slum‐ Distribution of Dry Ration and Sanitation Kit at Rambagh Chowk‐ Muzaffarpur Muzaffarpur

Distribution of Dry Ration and Sanitation Kit at Kankar bagh‐Patna DVAS Team ready for distribution ‐Patna

Patna Muzaffarpur

South Region

In the south we are working in Waynad Districts of Kerala. We are presently working in two Gram Panchayat – Thirunelly and Kottathara GP.

Thirunelly gram panchayat:

 A COVID center is running by the tribal department for 34 people returned from Kodaku  Community kitchens providing food daily to 126 people  40 persons are in‐home quarantine  Kudumbasree is planning to grant loans o Rs.200,00/‐ but the community shared a concern regarding existing loanees are not eligible  168 families remaining as non ration card holders, no supports are announced for them still

Kottathara Gram Panchayath

 Community kitchens are stopped, and distributing dry ration to those in need, for old age people living alone are taken care of by neighbors  Arrangements are progressing to shelter laborers returning from Kodaku.  All the critical needs are getting attended without delay by authorities  In schools, some recreation activities are taking place for children, like poetry writing, painting, etc regarding COVID‐19  The community is giving feedbacks on IGSSS facilitated what's app group as helpful towards daily updates on government initiatives, especially eligibility towards ration distribution. Conclusion

As the lockdown 2.0 is at its end week, people are hoping to go back to normalcy after 3rd May. However this is not very likely given to the increase in the number of infected persons. If the lock down is continued then the labourers and other poor people in rural and urban India will be impacted badly as they will have no cash to survive. Hunger will be a big issue as it is getting difficult for NGOs as well as the government to continue providing food to the people. The issue of nutrition will also be added to hunger in Rural and Urban India