Action against the fight with COVID 19 Executed by Badlao Foundation CRJ road, Mihijham, , Mobile: 9334346801

INTRODUCTION The 21-day lockdown, beginning March 25, led a reverse migration with workers leaving cities and going back to their villages as industries were shut and paying house rent or taking care of basic needs became a challenge, apart from health concerns. Globally the spread of COVID 19 infection has created an alarming situation. The risk of spread is real for also. The Government of India has announced a series of containment measures like message of social distancing, contact tracing and isolation and nation- wide lock down and curfew. These compulsory measures have caused unavoidable suffering for the migrant labour and the people surviving in the unorganized sector of the economy. These include daily wage earners, street vendors, and construction workers, amongst others.

OPERATIONAL AREA OBJECTIVE The operational area of Badlao Foundation is 81 villages of 1. To make the community aware on needs to maintain Jamtara and which comes under project area. social distance and related personal hygiene. Badlao Foundation with it’s 70 team member stepping out to fight against this pandemic situation providing services 2. To identify families under distress and distribute food to the society. We mainly focused widow, separated packets and protection kit. women, vulnerable group those who are starving hard to make their end means of the community. Badlao 3. To support the local administration and State Govt. Foundation is taking an initiative to support villagers by initiatives providing food packets and protection kit.

STRATEGY

Through this intervention Badlao is trying to help the community in their difficult situation. At the same time, since, Govt. departments are facing a big challenge to prevent the spread of COVID 19, Badlao can act as a partner facilitator between the Govt. departments and the community. By undertaking a rapid need assessment study - Badlao can help to identify vulnerable and needy families who need direct financial support and also food. Existing hygiene and health issues will be identified and will be helpful for the community. After this completion of these intervention Badlao will identify some issues like no. of migrant workers which are not registered in the state Govt. labour departments, health problems, level of awareness in the community. Based on that Badlao will prepare a study report this will help in future endeavour.

ACTIVITIES TO FIGHT AGAINST THE PANDEMIC SITUATION

1. NEED ASSESSMENT: Badlao has already developed a survey format and taking the activity ahead to identify the existing number of people suffering from any kind symptoms which is related to covid 19. Umang team will be responsible for conducting survey. From Jamtara we have already collected some data. By gathering the information field facilitators find out the list of the community people who are not getting the support from Govt. or any other local organisation. INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT WORKER

2. AWARENESS AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION: Badlao Foundation will set up an information booth within the community with the help of our facilitator. From this information booth community people will getting this information’s related to COVID 19 which includes (i) symptoms of COVID 19 (cough, cold, respiratory problems, fever, vomiting, sneezing, headache. Those who are suffering from diabetes, Blood Pressure, cardiac problems and kidney comes under high risk zone for COVID 19, (ii) Personal hygiene- Social distancing – Kewarjali and Chandradeepa Village how to use mask, maintain social distancing, proper way of hand washing , maintaining cleanliness; (iii) isolating the sick persons in the family Under the initiative #Pahel COVID 19 Badlao increase the awareness level of the community with the help of our field facilitator mentor and adolescent girls to impart the message and importance of social distance into the community.

We have also spread awareness among with the community people with the help of our facilitator about social distancing by marking with the spots to maintain the average distance.

3. DISTRIBUTION OF PROTECTIVE KIT: Badlao Started an initiative called #pahel it's an effort on humanitarian ground to reach out to people who are starving hard for their daily bread in this pandemic situation. Protection kit which includes Khadi mask, homemade sanitizer, and soap.. Till now Badlao provided khadi mask and soap to 165 villagers in kewatjali and khadi mask to 40 villagers in Chandradeepa. Khadi mask and soap distributed in 30 villagers under Umang Project at Jamtara and Nala block. 200 khadi masks were given Distribution of Mask to DC office. Under project Umang funded by ICRW 2387 kahdi mask and 1719 soap was distributed to adolescent girls of Jamtara and Nala block.

4. DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD PACKETS:

Depending on prior information gathered by field facilitator, on 12th April Badlao foundation distributed mask ,sanitizer, dry ration and soap to the hundred underprivileged, disabled and daily wage workers in Korapara , mihijham. from 9th May to 13th may Under project Protect Secure Preserve, funded by oxfam India of Badlao foundation, Badlao team at Village Mohanpur, Dumki, Angawali, kadampur, sundarpahri of Godda was distributed Dry Ration and Hygiene kits to the migrant workers and Food Packets distribution at Korapara, Mihijham by Badlao Foundation Vulnerable 300 families residing in these villages.

5. NETWORKING In order to reach out to the community, Badlao Foundation is planning to take an initiative along with the Jharkhand State health department and family & child welfare department. Badlao are planning to provide a helping hand to the Govt. departments who are finding difficulty reaching out to the community which comes under our project area. On 7th we send a mail to the DC for collaborating with Govt. in this pandemic situation. Badlao already registered in govt. platform i.e. JSLPS, NITI AYOG and Jharkhand rural development department to fight against COVID 19 together. FCRA online form update done in 15days intervention regarding COVID 19. \

6. PRINT MEDIA AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE:

Our dedicated service towards the society which has been published in Dainik Jagaran, Prabhat khobor. We are use the various social platform like face book, twitter, LinkedIn to spread awareness regarding COVID 19 among the people among large.

Newspaper coverage- Prabhat khabar and Dainik Jagaran

CLIPPINGS AND IMAGES OF THE WORK DONE BY BADLAO FOUNDATION

Mask distribution among adolescent under ICRW project Badlao Healing the pain to make them feel together we can...

Social distancing – Kewarjali and Chandradeepa Village Mask distribution –village kherwa

Our staff distributed foods with the support of govt.officials Newspaper Coverage- Prabhat Khabar & Dainik jagran

Social Distancing Awareness Campaign Newspaper Coverage of work realted to networking Supporting Organization And There Contribution Along With Badlao Foundation

It was with the help and The Project Umang of With the support of Find CINI has been involved Badlao foundation has support of OXFAM India, ICRW has supported in Your Feet, Badlao has with the Badlao been active against this Project- Protect, Secure, distribution of 2800 distributed 100 mask foundation in pandemic situation since Preserve was organized Khadi Mask and 1719 among the People and awareness and the beginning and at and soap to the Adolescent have carried out Convergence activity badlao has started an Godda where Dry ration girls in the Jamtara and awareness and throughout. Their role initiative Pahel campaign and Hygiene Kits was Nala Block of Jharkhand. demonstration activity in social awareness has where it has distributed distributed among 300 Badlao has also included to show the people the also been an dry ration to the families the member in survey way of washing hands importanat task disabled people , Khadi activity along with there with sanitizer and undertaken by theCINI mask and Hygiene Kit participation the maintaining of social and Badlao Foundation distribution along with information was also distance in the team. networking work with all been gathered. community to combat the governmemt the pandemic situation. departments supporting Total beneficiaries and seeking support included 250 families. wherever necessary.

It was with the support of trade craft Badlao team made an effort to reach out to 850 families supporting people and carrying out relief work at sundarpahari and . Awareness activity along with distribution of mask, sanitizer and dry ration was done .

CONCLUSION

Badlao Foundation, have stepped ahead to play it’s unique and participation role with the authorities to stand head to head with them and to overcome this pandemic situation. Covid 19 has emerged with various challenges and setback for various daily wagers but in order to fight back against this pandemic situation Badlao foundation has come up, taking various steps to stop the transmission of this virus along with various other necessary activities required seeing the situation. We hope together we can combat this pandemic situation and crisis which has affected the life of people and which continues to show its impact with the rise in cases every hour. Badlao foundation understanding its responsibility is moving ahead, with its team to provide its helping hand not only in the city but also in the interior of villages. Thus Badlao believes that it will definitely come up with flying color against this fight against Corona. All this activities which have been undertaken by Badlao Foundation was self sponsored and Badlao volunteers works volunteering to provide service to the society.

Badlao Foundation

At: Mihijam, P.O: Mihijam, Dist: Jamtara, State: Jharkhand, Pin: 815354, Country: India

Phone: 0091-06433-228592/0091-0341-2535103, Fax: 0091-06433-228592E-mail: [email protected]/[email protected]