Our Relief Efforts- 2021
We are focussing on following five strategies to respond to the second wave of Covid-19 :
1.Home isolation care -Sanitation kits with education material are provided to families with members infected by Covid-19. Seva Mandir has started home isolation care in 6 blocks of Udaipur district. The kit includes 12 masks, soap, detergent, sanitiser and education material for the family.
A group of volunteers and government frontline workers identified from villages, equipped with safety gears, are trained on home care and monitoring. The volunteers have oximeters, thermometers and reference guide. They visit or keep in touch on phone with home isolated families every day
2. Ration and Sanitation Kits- Ration kits are being provided to vulnerable families and are not able to arrange for foods. The kits include basic food ingredients, soap and detergent for 15 days for a family of 5 members. Families are also provided 3-layer masks.
3. Safety Kits to volunteers and para workers Material distribution and information dissemination are undertaken by our staff and community workers and leaders from villages volunteering for the task. Volunteers are provided with safety gears of 4 masks, face shield and sanitisers to remain safe while working in field.
4. Awareness - Seva Mandir began the awareness drive through social media in first week of April. Over the first 6 weeks, 18 posts consisting of posters, audio & video messages of community leaders, and animation messages have been prepared in Hindi covering different components. The posts are reaching out to about 2.3 lac people in 1121+ villages. A Vehicle Audio Awareness Campaign has been started to disseminate messages in villages to increase the outreach.
5. Covid Care Centers- Access to health facilities and timely treatment is critical for patients with low oxygen level and other complications. Seva Mandir is working with the block administration of Jhadol, Rishabhdev and Kherwara to arrange oxygen concentrators, electricity backup and other needs at Covid Care Centres being set-up by the government.
Our Relief Efforts- 2020
We provided families in rural, tribal and urban slum communities with vital relief packs to ensure they can survive this crisis.
Sanitation kits containing soap and detergent were distributed. Each kits was enough for a family of 5 to last 2 weeks. Furthermore, sanitary pads have been provided to women and girls, ensuring that they have quality and hygienic material to protect themselves from infection and to provide comfort.
Food kits containing items locally used were distributed to the neediest families in hard-to-reach regions of our work area. This was conducted alongside the government's own relief efforts. Each food kits was enough to last a family of 5 for 2 weeks.
Agricultural storage kits were also distributed. These kits gave farmers the ability to store greater quantities of grain, giving them better food security.
The kits were distributed by our field team. We provided each distributor with their own basic personal protective equipment, which included masks, hair nets and gloves. They were trained and given advisories to ensure they were safe and followed social distancing during their work.
| Total Kits Distributed |
52,200 |
| Sanitation Kits |
37,800 |
| Sanitary Pads |
2,500 |
| Food Kits |
3,200 |
| Storage Kits |
4,200 |
| Safety Kits |
4,500 |