COVID-19 Donation

CFAR’s COVID 19 Relief, Response and Recovery

Phase II –April 11-August  15, 2021

The Centre for Advocacy and Research (CFAR) has been involved in providing humanitarian relief support to most marginal communities during the second wave of COVID 19 pandemic and subsequent government-imposed lockdown since end March, 2021

To support urban poor communities with COVID relief and response, welfare, health and food entitlements we reached out to and raised funds from donor partners, CSR and Relief organizations. Those who supported our efforts  include Azim Premji Foundation, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Value First, iProbono and McKS Food for the Hungry Foundation.

Outreach

CFAR Relief outreach is spread across 12 states and 27 cities.

These include – Delhi, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh

Cities are Ajmer, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Cuttack, Delhi, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Guntur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Madurai, Salem, Pune, Faridabad, Kanpur, Ghazipur, Hathras, Bijnor, Farrukhabad, Purnea, Patna, Araria, Saharsa, Sangauli, Assam

Beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of the relief include socially, occupationally and spatially vulnerable groups of women, men, transgender and children living in low-income habitats and informal settlements  and shelter homes and orphanages supporting migrants, children of key population groups and homeless persons

Specifically we focussed on the following marginal communities across cities :

Type of Relief

Dry ration and grocery kits, hygiene and dignity kits, supplementary nutrition for 0–6-year-old children, cooked food, financial assistance.

We also procured and provided assistive aids, tarpaulin sheets, weighing scale and musical instruments to address needs of shelter, mobility and livelihood for persons living with disabilities.

Additionally, we facilitated marginal and occupationally vulnerable groups for COVID vaccination across all cities to ensure safety and protection from the pandemic

Process of Relief Distribution

• Identification and Line Listing:

The identification and line listing of HHs especially those with no ration cards, homeless and the thousands who have lost their livelihoods with basic relief, is done by Help desk members, community representatives volunteers and field team members of CFAR and its partner organisations. All information related to beneficiaries is collated in a google sheet with details of settlement, HH, kits, contact persons, location and volunteers for distribution.

• Procurement

Vendors have been empaneled who have committed to procure, pack and deliver the kits to a central location in the community. Help desk member and volunteers identify a designated distribution centre/ spot within the settlement, the location of which is shared using a google map with the vendor.

• Distribution

Doorstep delivery will be facilitated by Help desk and volunteers living in the settlements. During relief distribution Help desk members and volunteers are provided protective gear (soap, mask, gloves and face-shield) for self-protection as they shoulder the responsibility of facilitating door step distribution and documentation

• Kit Content

The kit contents include daily food items which have been planned based on the requirements from the ground and specific food habits in different regions. Each HH of 4-5 persons is provided with one ration kit. In some cases HHs are provided with supplementary nutrition kits for children, based on request

• Quality Control and Reporting

CFAR team ensures the verification of lists, monitoring quality of the grains and other food and hygiene items and ensures completion of documentation

A:- COVID VACCINATION –JUNE 1-AUGUST 15, 2021

B:- CFAR RELEF –APRIL 11-AUGUST 15, 2021

Includes 575 kgs rice, 500 kgs flour, 25 kgs sugar, 100 kgs lentil, 15 kgs cereal, 40 litres oil, 200 packet biscuits, and 270 packets of spices,  50 packets of juice, savouries and sweets and 200 packets biscuits for children’s home