The lockdown has hit migrant labourers across the country, particularly a large number of daily wagers who are clueless about how to put food on their table and feed their children and thus to ensure no one sleeps hungry, NGO Oxfam India is distributing cooked meals among migrant labourers
In Uttar Pradesh, NGO Oxfam and government officials have taken it upon themselves to demonstrate to the people the kind of precautions that they need to take on the ground to protect themselves from COVID-19
With businesses and construction sites shut, India's Informal sector has taken a massive hit. Lakhs of migrant and daily wage labourers are without jobs all across the country with no money and food. Organisations like Oxfam India are providing respite to the most affected by the lockdown: Migrant Labourers.
At a time when a lockdown is in place, daily wage labourers, construction workers and those who earn their daily expenses are finding it difficult to make ends meet. Cooking a meal is a luxury for most of them, which is why organisations like OXFAM India are stepping in to distribute cooked food
Lockdown amidst Covid-19 has been rather tough for many sections of the society, especially the migrant workers. They are left with no jobs and food. In Kerala, while the government has rolled out several schemes for them, NGOs like Oxfam India are identifying groups and providing the essentials.
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The Oxfam India NDTV #India4All telethon is a campaign that aims to bring together India in support of its own, who are suffering terribly during this lockdown period.
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.
*Disclaimer: NDTV is the broadcast partner for a 2-hour telethon by Oxfam India to raise donations to combat COVID-19 virus. The donations are received by Oxfam India and shall be utilized according to a plan prepared and monitored by them.
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