Taapsee Pannu has been sponsoring education of girl children and she lent her support to the #Justice4EveryChild telethon
As a part of the Justice For Every Childcampaign, a 5-hour special telethon was organised and experts, social workers and celebrities came together to discuss on how together the community can help protect the future of India - children. Joining the telethon with NDTV's Dr Prannoy Roy, Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi explains about the vision of the campaign an...
As part of the Justice For Every Child campaign, a 5-hour special telethon was organised and experts, social workers and celebrities came together to discuss how together the community can help protect the future of India - children.
Sankalp was established in 2011 with an aim to promote social justice, particularly in underprivileged districts, where malnutrition, education, and any higher opportunity of income, is not available
Shashank, a Masters's student from King's College London, and his family discuss their struggles to pay for UK's self-quarantine accommodation, which costs nearly Rs. 2 Lakh
Once the senior citizens sends a WhatsApp message to the Robin Hood Army chatbot number, the volunteers or Robins, will bring them to a vaccination centre
While speaking at the Hero Cycles-NDTV #TheCycleOfChange telethon, Geetam Tiwari, Professor- Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi highlighted how roads of Delhi are unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians
The items being airlifted across the country by Tata Trust include personal protection equipment (PPE) kits containing coveralls, gloves, masks worth Rs. 150 crores
Employees and partners of Starbucks can apply for Emergency Relief Fund launched by the firm, if they are facing economic problems amid the coronavirus outbreak
With COVID-19 being a global pandemic, shortage of personal protective gear (PPE) and masks has been a cause of concern, but prisoners from Telangana and Uttar Pradesh are by doing their bit to help those in the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak
Ally the dustbin can help with contact-less waste collection and move to the disposal centre on its own, dispose the waste and get ready for reuse
In view of the growing demand for safety gear for the healthcare workers, the health officials in Betul district, of Madhya Pradesh have prepared their own personal protective equipment (PPE) with the help of prisoners of the district jail
Chief Ministers speak about how they are dealing with the rising cases of the novel coronavirus in their states at the NDTV and Dettols two-hour telethon
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has asked all IITs to submit comprehensive plans to help deal with the coronavirus outbreak
India Against COVID-19 Telethon aims to provide a platform to highlight the works of the unsung heroes, NGOs and community leaders at the frontline of the hygiene battle against COVID-19
With the availability of multiple cab services, women face less problems when it comes to mobility, but safety remains a concern. To address this issue, Uber has teamed up with Manas Foundation to conduct gender sensitisation workshops for Uber driver-partners
With the aim to empower women from marginalised communities, USHA Silai School has partnered with public and private sectors companies like Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO)
USHA Silai School takes their training in the north and northeastern states beyond mainstream by providing mechanical training wherein, the women learn to repair sewing machines, traditionally considered as a man's job
Judo was introduced as a self-defence mechanism for female students in Gurugrams Vidyapeeth, but now these girls are setting new benchmark in the sport by winning medals in national and international Judo competitions
With the common goal of empowering women at the bottom of the pyramid, in 2018 USHA and the West Bengal government collaborated on training stitching to 3,500 women from marginalised communities, by opening another 3,500 training schools in the state, as requested by the state government
The Malayali Muslims of Lakshadweep, the tiger widows of Sundarbans and the tribals of Port Blair, women from these marginalised communities have found their purpose enriched as they feel empowered, thanks to USHA Silai School
From the harshest weather condition to struggling to meet the production deadlines, women from USHA Silai School Kashmir finally make it to Lakme Fashion week with their mentor, Fashion Designer Rohit Bahl
From the harshest weather conditions to stiff deadlines, the women from Usha Silai School Kashmir unit battle it all to face the ultimate challenge of showcasing their efforts at the Lakme Fashion Week 2019 with Fashion Designer Rohit Bal
From endless training session to master new techniques, the USHA Silai School women from Kashmir gear up to make clothes for Rohit Bal's Lakme Fashion Week collection
1. Support the most vulnerable families with Food Items/Unconditional Cash Transfer to ensure their survival during the days of maintaining ‘Physical Distance'.
2. Distribution of the ‘Safety Kit for Service Providers’ with Protective Gears/Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among the frontline health workers and caregivers to protect them from infection. (N- 95 Masks, Hand Sanitisers, Gloves, Medical Aprons, Disposable Goggles, Handwashing Liquid).
3. Distribution of ‘Safety Kit for Community’ among the community members to help them protect from spread of the infection and installation of ‘Portable Hand Wash Stations’ at important places like Hospital, Panchayat, Health Centres, and at important places at community level also. (Hand Washing soaps, Liquid soaps, N- 95 Mask).
4. Help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the vulnerable communities by creating awareness and sharing verified information about adopting prescribed protection measures through awareness vans, local media and digital messages.
5. Engage with the government and raise the issue of providing immediate economic assistance to the informal sector workforce and strengthening the public healthcare system by allocating more funds to it.
Oxfam has decades of experience in providing support, care and relief in times of crisis like these. From famine to Ebola we care for the poorest of the poor and help them survive and overcome tragedies like these.
Over the last decade itself, Oxfam India has delivered more than 40 highly effective humanitarian responses across the country; it has reached out to nearly 1.3 million people in India directly and supported affected communities of many times greater than size indirectly through recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) interventions.
Oxfam India ensures that no one is discriminated against and no one is left behind. Let’s not forget those who have no homes, jobs, food.
Women and children need your support in this fight against coronavirus. Don’t leave them behind. They need our compassion and care.
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