Samarthanam's COVID Relief Campaign
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Samarthanam’s COVID Relief Campaign Helping India fight the pandemic SAMARTHANAM’S COVID RELIEF SERVICES Providing timely resources to people in need Samarthanam, in an effort to support people with disabilities, senior citizens, economically poor sections, Hospitals, Police, Front-line warriors and emergency service personnel across many cities of India, initiated Relief Services. The relief measures have come into play to provide basic essentials for people whose income has come to a stall because of the lockdown. Doctors and health workers are playing a pivotal role during the COVID outbreak. They have been working relentlessly to help and treat patients, whose number is surging each day. To assist the health care workers, Sanitation department, frontline workers and community services, Health Care Kits have been put together by Samarthanam and distributed across the country, Medical professionals are provided with basic Personal Protective Equipments to keep themselves and their families safe while they wage the battle against this new war from the frontlines. Dry Ration Kits Kit containing basic essentials like Food grains (rice, wheat, jowar, dal), Sugar, Coffee/ tea. Milk, Assortment of limited shelf life vegetables and Masala items. Packed Food Healthy hot meals provided twice a day to the poor families, daily wagers, workers and other people in need PPE and Health Care Kit N95 Masks, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), Tami flu Tablets, Ply face mask, Nitrile gloves. Sanitizer ICU Beds Medical Supplies Oxygen Generator Plant Modular ICU Unit ICU Ambulance Vehicles Vaccinations Online fund transfer Tabs and other virtual education equipment Since March 2020, Samarthanam’s Task Force has been providing Food, Groceries, Medical and Health care supplies to the poor, disabled, needy, elderly population along with supporting the Frontliners across the country. 52,000+ 5,00,000+ 86,000+ 2,00,000+ Dry Ration Kits Packed Meals PPE & Health Kits RtPCR Kits 32+ 2 2 1,00,000+ Hospitals covered ICU Ambulance on ICU Modular Bed Frontline Workers pan India Wheels Facilities supported 1,000,000 In progress 5000+ Rs5,00,00,000 PwDs aimed to be Oxygen Generator Disabled families worth medical equipment educated on Vaccinations Bank supported with health kits provided to Hospitals 10,00,000 beneficiaries supported Relief services across Bangalore, Mysore, Belagavi, Dharwad, Bellary, Chennai, Noida, Delhi, Guntur, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, and so on SAMARTHANAM COVID19 RELIEF SERVICES An Overview of the Relief Activities across India SAMARTHANAM CONTRIBUTES TO THE CM RELIEF FUND The Non-Profit employees take a pay cut for the contribution 24 April 2020: Samarthanam Founder Managing Trustee Mahantesh GK handed over a contributions cheque to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka, B. S. Yediyurappa towards Karnataka Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the fight against COVID-19 pandem- ic and support the healthcare measures being undertaken by the Government. Samar- thanam staff contributed their one day salary for this cause. DRY RATION KITS Shanthinagar, Bangalore 4 May 2020: Relief Kit distribution for people with disabilities carried out at Shantinagar by N.A. Haris, MLA, Shantinagar, P.C. Mohan, MP, Shantinagar, M Goutham Kumar BBMP Bengaluru Mayor. Sri Bhavani Shankara Temple Mutthanular Weavers Colony Kolar Relief kits distribution in association with ANZ and Relief kits distribution to people with disabilities led by M Krishnappa, MLA Bangalore. at Kolar Relief kits to the housekeeping and security personnel at RMZ Ecospace and Manyatha tech park offices in association with ANZ. Silvepura, Bangalore BDA Complex, Bangalore Relief kits distribution by SR Vishwanath, Lowe’s sponsored Relief kits were distributed by MLA Yelahanka and CM’s Political Secretary Gurumurthy Reddy, Corporator, HSR layout Ballari Belagavi Bangalore Chennapatna Relief Kits in association with Technosoft Relief Kits to people with disabilities and the Corporation. poor communities Rapid Relief Kits distribution at Belagavi by Suresh Relief Kit distribution at Dharwad by Angadi Minister of State for Railways, Anil Benake MLA Arvind Bellad and Samarthanam Trustee MLA North, Murgesh Patil, Mahanagar General Sec, Udaykumar Bhairagouda Patil Corporator Kanabaragi. Bommasandra Lingarajapuram Relief Kits distribution supported by Indospace ANZ sponsored distribution of 100 Relief kits to ANZ sponsored distribution of 1070 Relief kits to the ground staff at ANZ beneficiaries across Bangalore Persistent Foundation supported Relief Kits to families of Mid-day Meal beneficiaries Kaveri slums, Jayanagar 10 April 2020: Relief Kits distribution at Kaveri slum near Jayanagar by Nagaraju N, Corporator Byrasandra ward 169 at BBMP along with Mahantesh GK, Founder Managing Trustee. Samarthanam Pune Chennai Relief Kits distribution at Khopoli and Mahalunge Dry Ration Kits distribution supported by Societe in association with Indospace Generale to the disabled at Chennai Guntur Chennai Mumbai Hyderabad Delhi 21 May 2020: Dry Ration kits to migrant cum daily wagers of various camps in Delhi. The kits were distributed in the presence of Milind Parandey, Secretary-General, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Koteshwar Rao, Joint General Secretary, VHP, and ex- MLA, Anil Sharma, Pandey and Rao 25 June 2020: Family relief kits were distributed in the Delhi / Gurgaon area launched by Prahlad Joshi MP Dharwad Constituency and Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Mines and Minister of Coal., Meenakshi Lekhi MP New Delhi, Rajendra Pal Gautam, Minister, Social Welfare, Govt. of Delhi and Delhi Police Officials. Dry ration kits distributed supported by SocGen Persistent Foundation provided Dry Ration Kits to children from 10 Government Schools who are Samarthanam’s MidDay Meal beneficiary families. Dry ration kits supported by Morgan Stanley in Dry ration kits distribution supported by Tesco Bangalore and Mumbai PACKED MEALS Meals to migrant workers at Palace Grounds and Electronic City Needy communities in Bengaluru city Hot meals being prepared and packed following safe and hygienic practices PPE & HEALTH KIT Jayanagar General Hospital 4 April 2020: Health Kit Distribution service to Hospitals flagged off by Sri B. Sriramulu Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Backward Classes Welfare Government of Karnataka and Mahantesh GK, Founder Managing Trustee of Samarthanam at Ministers Government House. KR General Hospital and Jayadeva Hospital, Mysuru 8 May 2020: The Health Kit Distribution was launched by S.T. Somashekhar, District Incharge Minister of Mysuru MLA Yeshvanthpura Constituency, Prathap Simha, MP Mysuru Constituency, L. Nagendra, MLA Chamaraja Constituency, Mysuru along with Mahantesh GK, Founder Managing Trustee of Samarthanam. Kits were delivered to KR General Hospital and Jayadeva Hospital in Mysuru. HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES HSR Layout Police Station, Bangalore 41+ Police Stations are supported with Healthcare Supplies including 3-ply masks Hand sanitizer Sanitizer refill Hulimavu Police Station, Bangalore Sanitizer dispenser Handwash Electronic City Police Station, Bangalore Molakamuru Government hospital 23 May 2020: Kit distribution by B Sriramulu, Minister for Health and Family Welfare & Back- ward Classes Welfare, Karnataka Chikkaballapur Government hospital 6 June 2020: With the support of Atkins, Health kit distribution launched by Dr. K Sudhakar Minister of State for Medical Education, Karnataka & R. Latha Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate of Chikkaballapur. Hubbali 22 June 2020: Kit distribution by Jagadish Shettar, Hon Minister of Large & Medium Scale Industries PPE Kit Distribution at CV Raman General Hospital in association with Lowe’s 17+ Hospitals are supported with 86000+ PPE & Healthcare Kits including N95 Masks Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Tamiflu Tablets Distribution at Kidwai Memorial Institute of 3Ply face mask Oncology in association with Atkins Nitrile gloves Sanitizer Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Chest Disease Belagavi 29 June 2020: With the support of United Way Mumbai and Coca Cola Foundation, Safety kits were distributed at Belagavi to Healthcare workers, Police personnel, Sanitation workers and ASHA workers by Suresh Angadi - MP, Railway Minister of State & MP Belagavi, Ramesh Jarakiholli, Irrigation Minister Karnataka, Shashikala Jolle, Minister of Empowerment of Differently abled and Senior Citizen Karnataka, Iranna Kadadi, Member of Rajyasabha, Mahantesh Kavatagimath, Member of Vidhan Parishat, Abhay Patil, MLA Belagavi, Anil Benake MLA Belagavi North, District Commissioner S.B.Bomanahalli, Police Commissioner B.S. Lokeshkumar, DCP Seema Latakar, K.H.Jagadish, City Corporation Commissioner, Mahantesh GK, Founder Managing Trustee, Samarthanam and Uday Kumar, Trustee, Samarthanam. Bangalore 7 July 2020: In association with United Way and Coca Cola Foundation, Safety and PPE Kit Programme was launched by B Sriramulu, Minister for Health and Family Welfare & Backward Classes Welfare, Karnataka and Chandrashekhar, AVP, Coca Cola. CV Raman General Hospital and Victoria Hospital crew received the kits, sanitizers and sanitizer dispensers. Bangalore Black Rock sponsored PPE Kits being given out to Societe Generale sponsored PPE Kits for medical crew across three hospitals in Bangalore CV Raman General Hospital and ESIC, Bangalore Instron sponsored PPE Kits being given out to the ExxonMobil supported Health Kit Distribution staff at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases flagged off by Sri B. Sriramulu Minister of Health