Supporting Communities affected by Covid19 in Delhi

Hi all, These are spaces you can donate to if you would like to help communities that are economically vulnerable in Delhi.

1. Delhi Youth Association

'Covid Relief response team is made up of volunteers from across Delhi. This team will collate the details of those who need financial support due to wage loss related to Covid. 

All expenditures and list of beneficiaries will be posted transparently in the "UPDATE" section on this page.

In these times of COVID-19 Pandemic, we are advised by the government and the media to work from home, avoid crowds and maintain a safe distance from others to prevent the spread of Corona virus. As we stalk up on a month of ration and continue to get paid leaves - let us not forget that a large section of our society is devoid of these luxuries. For those in the unorganized sector, staying off work could mean having no food on table for several days.

This team will collate the details of those who need financial support due to wage loss related to Covid.

If you know of people who need financial support due to wage loss related to Covid, please fill this form up.
You may recommend a person who is in dire need of money due to wage loss from Corona outbreak. Please do verify at your end before you make an entry here. An amount of Rs. 2500 per family per month is being considered for support towards food etc.

Fill their details here

https://forms.gle/rMLEMq6VCqEE5S316

DYWA (DELHI YOUTH WELFARE ASSOCIATION) PROVIDING ALL SORT OF EDUCATIONAL HELP TO THE NEEDY CHILDREN OF WALLED CITY (DELHI) SINCE 1990.'

2. Project Aesha

'Project Aesha is working with families of single mothers, situated in the North-Eastern district of Delhi, who have been affected by the current conflict ridden socio-political climate. The families of single mothers are the focal point of this project due to their compounded vulnerabilities and marginalization. The project facilitates the rehabilitation of these families by providing livelihood opportunities, accessible and affordable healthcare services as well as assistance in quality education for children.

Multi Pronged Focus:
- Social and Legal Aid
- Education and Livelihood
- Health
- Co-Mentorship'

3. Delhi Night Shelter Map

This is an updated map of night shelters available across Delhi.

4. Delhi Night Shelter list

This is a list of the night shelters available in Delhi

5. Delhi Waste Pickers (PAIGAM and Basti Suraksha Manch)

'We are living through a global humanitarian crisis inflicted by the COVID-19 virus (Corona) of a magnitude that has very few historical parallels. In such times, especially in countries with high population densities and even higher levels of social, economic, political and class inequalities like India, it is tragic that it has become reflexive to forget the most vulnerable. One such vital vulnerable community, among the vast multitudes of communities that constitute the true spine of the Indian economy, is the waste pickers community.

As a starting point, we are working with the communities of New Seemapuri, Jahangirpuri and other areas of Delhi, where waste pickers forge their livelihood by processing that which the society deems as refuse. In times of unprecedented crisis, vulnerable communities like the waste pickers are the first to be forgotten. 

So far, no concrete steps have been taken by anyone to even provide the most basic levels of security to the waste pickers, without whose continued daily efforts the city cannot function.

We kindly invite you to view this message from Sheikh Akbar Ali, Basti Suraksha Manch's community leader and organizer from New Seemapuri. 

PAIGAM (People’s Association In Grassroots Action and Movements), in partnership with Basti Suraksha Manch's community leaders like Sheikh Akbar Ali, who lives in New Seemapuri and has been a community organizer for more than two decades, is trying to take the following steps

1. Provide a safety kit to each waste picker in New Seemapuri that will consist of a mask and a hand sanitizer. 
2. Immediate minimum income support for the waste pickers to compensate for their loss of livelihood
3. Advocating with the community for their right to livelihood and for their just, equal and dignified participation in the society. 

Any donations made towards these efforts will be deeply appreciated and more importantly, will be of service in the most meaningful way during a testing time for humanity. 

For any other information, contact:
Giri - Co-Founder & Director - Outreach & Community Engagement
Email: giri@paigam.network
Phone: +91 8197095784'

6. Centre of Indian Trade Unions

7. Restaurants Supporting Migrant Workers in Delhi 

8. UMEED from Foundation for Poverty Alleviation

'UMEED:Emergency Help 12000 families & migrants of Delhi fight COVID19Our goal is to immediately help the 12000 hungry families and 3000+ homeless families struggling for their basic survival during the pandemic and lockdown caused by CORONAVIRUS. 
Immediate Relief by providing the families with enough relief kits for survivaland means to socially distance to prevent major COVID19 outbreak as directed by the government. These families are now left with no homes, jobs and funds for basic survival - food, shelter, sanitation, medicine and Coronavirus precautions.

The cost for 1 Relief Kit for 1 family to sustain them for 3 weeks is Rs. 1650 and for 12000 families the total cost will be Rs. 2CR. 
We request you to generously donate for this immediate cause. All the donations will be tracked and reported with complete transparency.

Thanks,
Foundation for Poverty Alleviation'

9. Waste Warriors (Dehradun)

'THE PROBLEM: With the massive negative impact of the Coronavirus and the spread of COVID-19, Waste Warriors is committed to providing support and relief to communities of waste pickers and those in the informal waste sector. These families and their breadwinners will be hit very hard by this crisis and the lockdown. There are countless waste workers for whom staying at home means a fate worse than isolation. It will very soon mean no income, little food, and worsening hygiene. These neglected communities need our support, now more than ever, because staying at home is the hardest of their options. They rely heavily on basic income earned from daily wages or sale of recyclables. But their risk of contracting COVID-19 from waste is also very high.

OUR SOLUTION: We are setting up a relief fund to distribute kits for food rations, hygiene, and safety for around 600 waste workers. We are already in positive discussions with many stakeholders and authorities to provide these kits, which will include 1) Dry food rations, 2) Masks, 3) Sanitising items, 4) Soap, and 5) Gloves. We will also provide training on how to properly use these items, a step we've already taken with our own formally employed Green Workers who have been assured paid leave and are now safe at home. We will be working closely with the authorities to ensure the safe distribution of these kits.

THE IMPACT: Mitigating the spread of COVID-19 amongst these underserved and neglected communities is vital. The food rations will greatly help in this stressful time to feed themselves and their families in this time of little or no income. The hygiene and sanitation kits and basic training on how to use them will ensure that they will be able to use these basic personal protective equipment like masks and gloves when they feel obligated to continue to work to collect recyclables. The sanitizing items will ensure that they are able to keep their hands and feet clean to prevent the spread of the virus after coming into contact with fomites, i.e, infected surfaces. These surfaces can include items which they regularly collect like plastic, cardboard, and metal, as well as the items they have a high chance of touching like improperly disposed of used masks, tissues, wipes, and medical waste.'

10. Kashtakari Panchayat (Pune)

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