Implementing Agencies working towards COVID-19 Relief | NGOs | India, 2020

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February 2020 onwards, India saw an unprecedented surge in the positive cases of COVID-19. As the country went into a complete lockdown, it has taken measures to make sure that the rules and regulations are followed. Central to the State Governments have been extensively working towards communicating what is best for the people. 

As most of us are in the comfort of our homes and as the consequences of the virus unfold, it is crucial to becoming part of the relief of the same. Several implementing agencies have been at the forefront of this fight with initiatives that either provide immediate or long-term relief mechanisms. truCSR has collated resources so as to initiate any contributions from the public, as soon as possible.

FUNDRAISERS AND INITIATIVES BY THE IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES 

For Migrant Labours and other vulnerable groups:

For Urban Poor: 

For the Transgender Community: 

    For Waste-Pickers and Sanitation Workers: 

    For Healthcare Workers and Doctors:
    For Older Persons and Children: 

      For Animal Care: 

      Other Agencies working towards COVID-19 Relief:
      • Goonj is preparing occupational kits of 35 traditional occupations with basic clothing, tools, and materials across India.
        Link - www.goonj.org
      • Give India is having a domestic donation drive to save families from COVID-19 through hygiene kits across India.
        Link - https://indiafightscorona.giveindia.org/support-families/
      • Ketto is setting up a COVID-19 relief fund specifically for masks and sanitizers
        Link - https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/covid19-sid?payment=form
      • Everest Fleet is providing emergency taxi services for essential service providers in Mumbai.
        Link - https://emergencytaxi.com/ 
      • Nirbhed Foundation is helping children in slums by providing them with grocery kits.
        Link - https://www.donatekart.com/nirbhed/save-the-children/
      • Jagannath's Kitchen is helping by providing food to the needy in Fort and Churchgate (Mumbai).
        Link - https://www.jagannathskitchen.in
      • Bhavishya Bharat is providing safety kits to differently-abled people in Sikkim, West-Bengal, and Telangana.
        Link - http://bhavishyabharat.in/
      • Caremongers India is providing assistance to needy individuals who are unable to reach the grocery stores across India.
        Link - https://www.facebook.com/groups/caremongersindia/?fref=mentions
      • Clothes Box Foundation is providing food grains and sanitary kits to people worst hit by COVID-19.
        Link - http://www.clothesboxfoundation.org/covid19
      • People to People Help Foundation is supporting vulnerable communities and giving essential supplies to hospitals, indulging in awareness generation, distributing safety kits and doing extensive social media outreach across the country.
        Link - mgupta@phfindia.org 
      • Mesh Foundation is helping differently-abled individuals and daily wage workers with food packets in the outskirts of Mumbai.
        Contact Number - +919423026244 
      • Jeevan Jyot Cancer Relief and Care Trust is working towards the treatment of the people affected by the novel coronavirus. It is raising funds for the medicines for the treatment which will be supplied to J.J. Hospital.

      We encourage everyone to share leads and resources of implementing agencies working towards the relief. We shall build and add a verified list of NGOs who have been tirelessly working in the field.



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