Covid Activity

SUPPORT THE NEEDY AT REDZONE

May 21, 2020.

The people residing in this area are all daily wagers. Most of them are auto-rickshaw drivers, painters, carpenters, construction workers, and housemaids. They are all residing in the Red Zone.  All of them were severely affected by the COVID19 pandemic. They were struggling for food as they lost their jobs. Today we distributed dry rations kit worth 1200 rupees (18 first quality provisions) to 25 families of physically challenged, widows, transgenders, and single parents at Raja Kadai, Thondiarpet, North Chennai.

Social distance maintained 100%

Sanitation well established.

Mask and gloves were worn by all.

Total No: of Beneficiaries were: 100

SUPPORT THE MIGRANT LABOURERS AT REDZONE:

May 22, 2020.

The migrant labourers who came to Tamil Nadu as construction workers from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Mumbai, Bihar and Rajasthan were tremendously affected by the COVID19 pandemic. Most of them were residing near Central, Parrys, Periamet, Choolai and various other locations in Chennai. Due to sudden lockdown, they lost their jobs, they became wageless, don’t even had savings, and were not even able to afford for their daily food and other basic needs. Due to the lockdown of transport facilities, they were not able to return to their hometown. Most of the migrant labourers started walking to the hometowns even without food and water. Their children were severely affected. Some of them even travelled in the heavy vehicles and trucks risking their lives. They travelled for hours in these vehicles in groups. Some of them lost their lives in accidents during this mishap.

Their stories were sad. When we spoke to them, “they told that even if they die, we will die in our hometown.” The house owners asked them to vacate their houses as they could not pay their rent. They were all struggling for their livelihood. Today we distributed dry rations kit worth 1200 rupees (18 first quality provisions) to 15 families of migrant labourers at Periamet, Chennai. Each family had at least 7 to 8 members.

Social distance maintained 100%

Sanitation well established.

Mask and gloves were worn by all the volunteers.

Total No: of Beneficiaries were: 105

SUPPORT THE AUTORICKSHAW DRIVERS AT REDZONE:

May 24, 2020.

The request came from the auto rickshaw drivers in Saidapet. During the lockdown when we called Iyappan, who is an auto driver to help us with the distribution, he burst out in tears saying that he has lost his livelihood due to this pandemic and could not even afford for food to his family. Like him, there were many auto rickshaw drivers residing near his house. So, we authenticated the request and distributed dry rations kit worth 1200 rupees (18 first quality provisions) to 20 families of autorickshaw drivers at Saidapet, Chennai. Each family had at least 3 to 4 members.

Social distance maintained 100%

Sanitation well established.

Mask and gloves were worn by all the volunteers.

Total No: of Beneficiaries were: 60 -70

WEEKLY ACTIVITY

 May 26, 2020 to JUNE 1^st Week

The sanitary workers were on road cleaning the garbages and they worked day and night cleaning the roads with the Chennai Corporation, sprinkling sanitizers on the roads and in the red zones, hospitals and wherever needed. They worked without any rest all the days. They are the frontline warriors and the superheroes who supported the crisis with their manpower.

The sanitary workers whom we identified were the soul breadwinners of the families. They were in financial crisis. Other members of the family had lost their jobs. Even many of them were struggling to pay their rent. Similarly, the acting car drivers and the daily wagers were the victims of this crisis and they were paralyzed by this situation. The request came from various locations of the Chennai. After identification by our Core Team, we distributed dry rations kits worth 1200 rupees (18 first quality provisions) to 26 families in Tambaram, Chitlapakkam and Saidapet in one week time. Each family had at least 3 to 4 members.

We could see overwhelming happiness in their faces after receiving these kits which motivated us to support more vulnerables like them continuously.

Social distance maintained 100%

Sanitation well established.

Mask and gloves were worn by all the volunteers.

Total No: of Beneficiaries were: 110

SUPPORT THE TRANSGENDERS AT REDZONE:

June 10, 2020

Our heart beats only for love! Your Kindness is Blessed Forever!

Transgenders comes from all walks of life. They are the most vulnerable community. During the dry rations kits support at Raja Kadai, North Chennai on May 19^th 2020 , a transwoman named Vinothini came with a request to support her fellow Transgenders-about 50 Transwomen near Ernavur, Lift Gate, Tsunami Quarters.

Here is what they encounter:

1. Lack of Legal Protection.
2. Harrassment and stigma in the society.
3. Poverty.

After identification by our Core Team, we distributed dry rations kits worth 1200 rupees (18 first quality provisions) to approximately 80 Transwomen at Ernavur, Lift Gate, Tsunami Quarters, Chennai.

We could see overwhelming happiness in their faces after receiving these kits which motivated us to support more transgenders like them continuously.

Social distance maintained 100%

Sanitation well established.

Mask and gloves were worn by all the volunteers.

Project Future India along with Namdesham Foundation had conducted an awareness campaign on COVID-19 alongside dry rations kits support.

Total No: of Beneficiaries were: 80

SUPPORT THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AT REDZONE:

June 17, 2020

Our heart beats only for love! Your Kindness is Blessed Forever!

These visually impaired identified by us were the soul breadwinners of their families. There were at least 2 visually impaired in a family and every family had at least 1 child or 2 children. All of them were educated, from 10^th grade to undergraduates, qualified enough to get a job.  During normal time, they used to sell Agarbathi (incents sticks), sweet candies, ginger candies, ration card covers, bank book covers, books etc.. in the local trains, buses, other public transports, and also in the worship places and where the public usually gathers a lot.

Due to the COVID19 Pandemic, they had lost their jobs and were struggling for their livelihood. They didn’t even have to afford for one-time meal. They were not able to pay their rents for their house and could not fulfill the basic needs of their children. In fact, they were not even able to buy milk for their children.

After identification by our Core Team, we distributed dry rations kits worth 1200 rupees (18 first quality provisions) to approximately 25 Visually Impaired families at Kundrathur, Mangadu Road, Sivanthangal, Anakaputhur, Redhills at Chennai and Thiruvallur districts.

We could see overwhelming happiness in their faces after receiving these kits which motivated us to support more visually impaired like them continuously.

• Social distance maintained 100%
• Sanitation well established.
• Mask and gloves were worn by all the volunteers.

Total No: of Beneficiaries were: 100 to 110

SUPPORT THE PARTIALLY PARALYZED AT REDZONE:

June 18, 2020

Our heart beats only for love! Your Kindness is Blessed Forever!

Kokila, who is a differently abled came to know about us through Mari (differently abled) whom we had helped earlier in the month of May 2020 with the dry rations kits. They were all partially paralyzed and lost their jobs and livelihood due to the COVID19 Pandemic.

After identification by our Core Team, we distributed dry rations kits worth 1200 rupees (18 first quality provisions) to approximately 15 Partially Paralyzed families at K.K. Nagar and MGR Nagar Market at Chennai.

We could see overwhelming happiness in their faces after receiving these kits which motivated us to support more visually impaired like them continuously.

• Social distance maintained 100%
• Sanitation well established.
• Mask and gloves were worn by all the volunteers.

Total No: of Beneficiaries were: 65

SUPPORT THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AT REDZONE:

June 29, 2020

Our heart beats only for love! Your Kindness is Blessed Forever!

Today, we supported 25 visually challenged families in and around Poonamallee, near Kallarai Bus stand, Thiruvallur District. After identification by our Core Team, we distributed dry rations kits worth 1200 rupees (18 first quality provisions) to 25 Visually Impaired families at Poonamallee, Kallarai Bus stand, Thiruvallur district. Each family at least has 2 visually impaired and at least one child to 2 children. This is the second batch of visually impaired that we had identified and supported. They don’t have their daily bread as of now. Most of them are educated and they sell sugar candies, incent sticks, bank book covers, ration card covers and books in local trains, in other public transports and in other public places where the people gathers. Few of them work in the Eyetex Factory. Due to Covid-19 Lockdown, they don’t have job and so they don’t have food to eat. For the past one week, they were running short of food. We couldn’t reach them on time due to complete lockdown. As we cannot stay at home seeing our brothers starving, we raised fund, bought the provisions for them and started our social travel today knowing the risk factors.

All of them thanked our organizations and expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the donors.

• Social distance maintained 100%
• Sanitation well established.
• Mask and gloves were worn by all the volunteers.

Total No: of Beneficiaries were: 100

SUPPORT THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AT RED ZONE AND SINGLE MOTHERS AT REDZONE:

June 30, 2020

Our heart beats only for love! Your Kindness is Blessed Forever!

Today we distributed dry rations kits to Visually Impaired families and Single Parents at Manali and Redhills. Lourdu Rani is a single mother. She is the soul breadwinner of the family. COVID19 Pandemic crisis had hindered her livelihood. She is a domestic worker. She lost her job. Also she resides in the corona affected Red Zone. She cannot even come out of her house. She could not feed her only daughter who is 11 years old. We made sure that we reach her through our volunteer and handed over the dry rations kit to her in hand. She is extremely happy and expressed her gratitude.

Another 3 families of visually impaired in and around Redhills also received their dry rations kits today through our volunteers . Request Fulfilled between 9.30 am to 12.00 pm.

• Social distance maintained 100%
• Sanitation well established.
• Mask and gloves were worn by all the volunteers.

Total No: of Beneficiaries: 20

 By -Project Future India Trust and Namdhesam Foundation

Our Heart Beats Only For Love –Your kindness is Blessed forever

DAY  #1:

PROJECT EXECUTION DATE: 17^th August 2020

No: of Beneficiaries: 40 Female Sex Workers x 4 =160 beneficiaries approximately.

Target Population: Marginalized Women (Female Sex Workers).

Targeted Areas: Chennai (Vadapalani, Kodambakkam, Anna Nagar).

We started loading the Dry ration kits at around 9:30 am in the morning. We gathered 20 Female Sex Workers at Vanniyar Street, Saibaba Temple, Kodambakkam. After distribution of dry ration kits to these families, we travelled to Anna Nagar, where we had gathered another 20 Female Sex Workers and distributed the dry kits to them.

 By -Project Future India Trust and Namdhesam Foundation

Our Heart Beats Only For Love –Your kindness is Blessed forever

It is yet another milestone for us to take up an International Project from The SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA TAMIL MANDRAM to help our fellow being.

Project Future India Trust and Namdhesam Foundation had been on the field since the First Lockdown supporting the vulnerable communities – Migrant Labourers, Differently Abled (Partially Paralyzed, Visually Impaired, Mentally Retarded), Transgenders, Marginalized Women, Single Parents, Destitute Widows, Daily Wagers all over Chennai and Thiruvallur Districts even in RED ZONES.

We made sure that once we get the request, we cross check twice to identify the soul breadwinners from the above population and reach them in person to ensure that we support the families that was not even able to have a single meal a day because we believe there is always a difference between stocking up food materials and not having food material to cook a single meal. We started distributing food packets to the Migrant Labourers and then shifted to dry rations to support their entire family. We are giving DRY RATION RELIEF KITS (Bag of Hopes) worth 1200/- each on an average with 19 provisions of first quality.

Why San Francisco Bay Area Tamil Mandram had chosen us  – Project Future India and Nam Dhesam Foundation ?

 Observing us supporting the vulnerable communities since the first lockdown and seeing our transparency in reaching the needy, San Francisco Bay Area Tamil Mandram came forward to fund us to support 335 families (Srilankan Refugees, Differently Abled, Marginalized Women, and Transgenders) with the Dry Ration Kits worth 600 rupees each.

 By -Project Future India Trust and Namdhesam Foundation

Our Heart Beats Only For Love –Your kindness is Blessed forever

DAY  #2:                                     

PROJECT EXECUTION DATE: 18^th August 2020

No: of Beneficiaries: 60 Female Sex Workers x 4 =240 beneficiaries approximately.

Target Population: Marginalized Women (Female Sex Workers).

Targeted Areas: Chennai (Avadi and Vyasarpadi- Sharma Nagar).

We started loading the Dry ration kits at around 9:30 am in the morning. We had to travel about 70  kms up and down nearly. It took us 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach the interior of Avadi. We had to reach Arikkaimedu near Kattur Sipcot (Lakshmi Nagar Bus stand). There were about 62 families residing together in the government housing board tenements near the lakes in which 50% of them were Sex Workers. Their major source of income is only through their sex work. Among the 62 families residing over there, there were also physically challenged and mentally retarded people. We could help only the sex workers and we told them that we will help them later. They were all without proper food. We were happy that we were able to help them in this crisis. After distribution from Avadi, we started to Vyasarpadi, Sharma Nagar, North Chennai. It took us 40 mins to reach their place in traffic. They were all residing in small homes. They were all struggling for food. The distribution was completed at around 3:30 pm.

 By -Project Future India Trust and Namdhesam Foundation

Our Heart Beats Only For Love –Your kindness is Blessed forever

DAY #3

PROJECT EXECUTION DATE: 20^th August 2020

No: of Beneficiaries: 50 families x 4 =200 beneficiaries approximately.

Target Population: Physically Challenged and Partially Paralyzed.

Targeted Areas: NSK Nagar, MGR Nagar, Choolaimedu and Virugambakkam.

We started loading the Dry Ration Kits at around 3:00 pm in the evening after coordination activity. We gathered these 50 families in two different places (MGR Nagar and Virugambakkam). We identified the beneficiary who is a soul breadwinner, who is physically challenged. These physically challenged had been working in different enterprises for a meagre salary starting from 4500 rupees. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, they were all jobless and were struggling for food. Among them is Mari, whose infant who is 8 months old had undergone treatment for intestinal obstruction. Mari had also come out with a request for educational support for a girl without parents.  We were happy that we were able to support them for food in this crisis.

 By -Project Future India Trust and Namdhesam Foundation

Our Heart Beats Only For Love –Your kindness is Blessed forever

DAY #4

PROJECT EXECUTION DATE: 22^nd August 2020

No: of Beneficiaries: 50 families x 2=100 beneficiaries approximately.

Target Population: Transgenders.

Targeted Areas: Namachivayapuram, Choolaimedu.

We started loading the Dry ration kits at around 11:30 am in the morning after coordination activity. We gathered these 50 families at Namachivayapuram,  Choolaimedu. These transgenders had been struggling for food due to the Covid-19 Pandemic crisis.  They were all jobless. Among them were transgenders who were disabled and they were from different age groups. We were delighted and happy that we are able to support them for food during this crisis.

 By -Project Future India Trust and Namdhesam Foundation

Our Heart Beats Only For Love –Your kindness is Blessed forever

DAY #5

PROJECT EXECUTION DATE: 28^th August 2020

No: of Beneficiaries: 20 families x 4 =80 beneficiaries approximately.

Target Population: Physically Challenged, Mentally Retarded, Partially Paralyzed.

Targeted Areas: T.Nagar,  MGR Nagar,  Choolaimedu and Nungambakkam.

We gathered these 20 families at KK’s Academy, Aranganathan Subway, Saidapet and distributed the kits. We identified the beneficiary who is a sole breadwinner, who is physically challenged and among them were Chandrasekar Anna who is the father of two mentally retarded girls Hemavathi and Swathi 16 years and 14 years of age. Chandrasekar Anna made a special request for huggies for his children. Parameshwari who is 26 years old, mental age of about 13 years was cared by her mother. She said that it is a real challenge for her to take care of her daughter who is mentally retarded. These physically challenged had been working in different enterprises for a meagre salary starting from 4500 rupees. Some of them were daily wagers. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, they were all jobless and were struggling for food. We were happy that we were able to support them for food in this crisis.

 By -Project Future India Trust and Namdhesam Foundation

Our Heart Beats Only For Love –Your kindness is Blessed forever

DAY #6

 PROJECT EXECUTION DATE: 29^th August 2020

No: of Beneficiaries: 15 families x 4 =60 beneficiaries approximately.

Target Population: Visually Impaired.

Targeted Areas: Mangadu, Sivanthangal, Kundrathur.

We gathered these 15 families of Visually Impaired at Mangadu near Sivanthangal in a place where all these families were staying together and we distributed the kits. We identified the beneficiary who is a soul breadwinner, visually impaired and they were all educated, 10^thstd to graduation.  These visually impaired used to sell sugar candies, incent sticks, ration card covers, bank passbook covers in the local trains. Due to Covid lockdown, the trains are stopped and they don’t have jobs. They are wageless and are in need for food. We were all happy that we were able to support them for food in this crisis.