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You're not enjoying lockdown, but you know you are comparatively better off than many others. And you want to help people who do not have your privilege.
Here are a few suggestions, vetted by friends in the non-profit / social development world.
Here are a few suggestions, vetted by friends in the non-profit / social development world.
These are campaigns on fund-raising sites that aim to:
1. Help medical professionals with equipment (masks, etc.)
2. Assist daily wagers with basic sustainance, food grains, etc.
3. Support sanitation workers and others
4. Donate to provide soap, sanitizers, etc. to people
1. Help medical professionals with equipment (masks, etc.)
2. Assist daily wagers with basic sustainance, food grains, etc.
3. Support sanitation workers and others
4. Donate to provide soap, sanitizers, etc. to people
This is the dedicated @GiveIndia page: https://indiafightscorona.giveindia.org/support-families/
Here are several campaigns hosted on @ketto; https://indiafightscorona.giveindia.org/support-families/
And another set on @milaapdotorg: https://milaap.org/communities/covid-19
After the clapping and thali-beating yesterday, it's clear we all are grateful for our frontline healthcare people. This campaign lets you gift them N95 masks. PharmEasy will pledge one N95 mask for each one you give. https://pages.razorpay.com/COVID-19-Mask-1
If you'd like to volunteer in your neighbourhood, please see this Facebook group set up to 'help people help people': https://www.facebook.com/groups/caremongersindia/
I should have added here that these campaigns provide a 100% pass-throgh of funds to where they are needed. https://twitter.com/zigzackly/status/1242137235958329345
The folks running these campaigns request that you use netbanking when you donate, to avoid credit card charges for these platforms.
Sorry, made a mistake and posted GiveIndia page twice. this is the Ketto page: https://covid19.ketto.org/
On this, let me emphasise: the masks cost ₹200 each. If you clapped, or laid down some beats on your steelware, for five minutes, take less than five minutes and donate five masks? https://twitter.com/zigzackly/status/1242138306382647298
A campaign on @ourdemocracyin that is raising funds for daily-wage workers; https://www.ourdemocracy.in/Campaign/covid19Delhi
Via @RadhaKhn
Via @RadhaKhn
Uday Foundation has been doing sterling work for years on relief and aid. Their campaign here: https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/UdayFoundationforcorona?payment=form
(No platform fees from Ketto, so 100% of what you donate goes to the fundraiser.)
(No platform fees from Ketto, so 100% of what you donate goes to the fundraiser.)
Adding links to some similar Twitter threads I've come across which you could check out. There is some overlap, but you're likely to find different perspectives too.
@DimpledJalebi's list starts here: https://twitter.com/DimpledJalebi/status/1242504369557270529
@DimpledJalebi's list starts here: https://twitter.com/DimpledJalebi/status/1242504369557270529
And @DevangPat's list is here: https://twitter.com/DevangPat/status/1240858063738818561
Campaign to buy Ventilators & Medical Supplies For COVID-19 Ward At St. John's NAHS, Bangalore on Ketto: https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/ventilators-covid-19-icu-at-st-johns-natl-academy-of-health-sciences
Hasiru Dala's Support for Vulnerable Wastepickers in a time of COVID 19: https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/HasiruDalaforCorona
Habitat for Humanity India: Hygiene Kits to the underprivileged to fight against COVID-19: https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/hfhhandwashcampaigntofightcovid19
Sumanasa Foundation: seeking contributions to buy provisions for community kitchens run by the Greater Chennai Corporation: https://twitter.com/tmkrishna/status/1242746022964559872
The ever-rleiable @goonj's campaign (foreign passport holders can also contribute): https://goonj.org/support-covid-19-affected/
SAFA Society's campaign collecting funds for relief packages in Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru (tax exemptions available): https://pages.razorpay.com/Covid19Relief
Chhoti Si Aasha's campaign for the daily-wage workers of the Chandigarh tr-city area, on OurDemocracy: https://www.ourdemocracy.in/Campaign/Covid19reliefCHD
An @RotiGharIndia is taking freshly cooked meals to security guards, labourers, rag pickers and other disadvantage people in the Mumbai Metropolitan region: https://twitter.com/RotiGharIndia/status/1242773662060576768
And of course the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund: https://pmnrf.gov.in/
That's all I have now. Everything in his thread all in one place: https://zigzackly.blogspot.com/2020/03/covid-19-in-india-donation-drives-you-can-support.html
Sangama ( http://sangama.org ), which works with working class, non-English speaking gender/sexual minorities, sex workers and people living with HIV, is raising funds for family units of sex workers, and transpeople https://www.ourdemocracy.in/Campaign/supportsangama
And @Silvertalkies has a list of orgs and contacts (in Bangalore, Chennai, Bhubaneshwar, Pune, Mumbai, Chandigarh) which are helping senior citizens with things like getting groceries and food https://silvertalkies.com/organisations-providing-support-senior-citizens-coronavirus-crisis/
Apnalaya is reaching out to vulnerable households in Bombay's M Ward, one of the city's poorest precincts. Follow their Twitter ( @ApnalayaTweets) or support at http://apnalaya.org/donation/
http://coroindia.org , which works on equality and justice in gender-related issues, is raising funds for food packages, masks, sanitisers and soap for daily-wage workers. See http://milaap.org/fundraisers/support-luis-miranda
Fit Brigade, volunteers helping Bombay senior citizens living alone, delivering essential items (groceries,meds,fruits,veggies) & cooked meals. SoBo: 9821887707/ 9820391911; C Railway suburbs: 9004670600/ 9833170665/9773706712; W Railway suburbs: 9819236951/9821159710/9022420360
Sparsha Charitable Trust which works in Bombay's Wadala area, is seeking support for getting supplies to vulnerable families there. See http://sparshatrust.com or email info.sparshatrust / gmail
http://yuvaindia.org (Youth for Unity And Voluntary Action) is raising funds for the urban poor via https://milaap.orgfundraisers/support-youth-for-unity-and-voluntary-action
AngelXpress Foundation, which enables volunteerism, primarily with teaching disadvantaged kids, is working on bringing relief to their student's families. Contact http://angelxpress.org/contact or support via http://instamojo.com/angelxpress/donate-5da42/
If you own a 3-D printer and would like to help doctors expand their ventilator capacity via 3D printing valves and splitters, see this page: https://covidheroes.org/3dprint-ventilator-ppe-hub/
Ahmedabad based youth organisations (Elixir, Ahmedabad Global Shapers, Hearty Mart, Communicate Karo, Amdavad Rockets and HeyHi Foundation) have an #AhmedabadFightsCorona campaign at https://pages.razorpay.com/pl_EW357Eyk0tOlaa/view
Gurgaon Nagrik Ekta Manch is collecting for Gurgaon's stranded daily wag labourers: https://ourdemocracy.in/Campaign/GurgaonDailyWageWorkers
http://projectmumbai.org is offering free counselling https://twitter.com/projectmumbai1/status/1241734427086028803
Project Mumbai is also helping the Maharashtra govt provide N-95 masks to healthcare workers. Support them here: https://milaap.org/fundraisers/support-project-mumbai
http://kashtakaripanchayat.org/ is raising funds for sanitation workers in Pune, and Pimpri-Chinchwad: https://www.ourdemocracy.in/Campaign/Covid19Pune
Mercy Mission in Bangalore is a federation of NGOs coming together to #FightCoronaTogether. See their (work in progress) page at https://www.facebook.com/mercymissionindia/
I'd mentioned up-thread a couple of other people compiling similar lists. Here's one more from @evolvingpotato. How can you resist a handle called @evolvingpotato? https://twitter.com/evolvingpotato/status/1243159708602642434
All campaigns in this thread updated in one blog post here: https://zigzackly.blogspot.com/2020/03/covid-19-in-india-donation-drives-you-can-support.html
A few tweets upthread, I mentioned @projectmumbai1's fundraiser for protective gear for healthcare workers. Saying it again 'cause they've tweeted it, & also 'cause a little birdie told me contributions will be matched by an anonymous donor https://twitter.com/projectmumbai1/status/1243423761564454913
If you know doctors or people who can help get PPE to them, here's one person to get in touch with. https://twitter.com/IndianPatriota/status/1243811244626378752
In Bangalore's Akshayanagar area, @LeftarmSpinster and friends, with Enablers United and Bozo Wags, are feeding humans and neighbourhood dogs. Please get on touch if you'd like to help.
Have been neglecting this thread. Will make amends.
Vaibhav Chhabra, who I know, and his org, Maker's Asylum, are raising 15 lakh to make M19 Shields (a littke over 2 lakh still to go) https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/10000-face-shields-for-covid19-in-india
Vaibhav Chhabra, who I know, and his org, Maker's Asylum, are raising 15 lakh to make M19 Shields (a littke over 2 lakh still to go) https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/10000-face-shields-for-covid19-in-india
The @NRAI_India wants to provide 10 million meals in Delhi/NCR, Mumbai, NBangalore, Kolkata and seeks your support. https://nrai.org/feed-the-needy/
And @karwanemohabbat, mentioned earlier, has a Ketto page too https://karwanemohabbat.ketto.org/fundraiser/help-labourers-and-migrants-in-delhi
(Has tax benefits for India residents, also accepts USD credit card donations)
(Has tax benefits for India residents, also accepts USD credit card donations)
Agrasar's campaign for migrant workers of Gurugram: https://fundraisers.giveindia.org/campaigns/help-migrant-workers-of-gurugram-to-keep-safe-from-covid19
And @SevaKitchen's campaign on @donatekart lets you buy provisions and send them to the organsiation. https://www.donatekart.com/seva_kitchen/Help-seva-kitchen/
