This initiative has been started to support unserved communities – daily wage earners, artisans, street vendors, migrants, and other vulnerable communities – in rural and urban Kutch. They are seeing widespread infection of Covid19 and are in dire need of medical rescue and economic support. Given the circumstances, we have launched the following emergency support services:

• Tele-medicine and e-consultationsupport: A panel of doctors will provide medical advice and counseling to patients in remote villages and urban slums with limited access to healthcare. This being the largest district in India, with far-flung villages, it is imperative that the communities get quick online support facilitated by field volunteers.
• Distribution of safety equipment and monitoring devicesamongst trained volunteers and community members.
• Communication campaign: In order to control the spread of the virus, guide patients to the correct set of resources, as well as help people overcome fears of vaccinations and testing. Will use credible influencers from amongst the community, community radio, social media, and volunteers.
• Community kitchens and tiffin systemsfor COVID affected community members: Needed for families who are infected and quarantined, as well as the old and single women/men facing distress due to the pandemic.
• Establishing quarantine centersfor COVID patients in gram panchayats (village level councils) and urban slums.
• Dedicated vaccination campsin collaboration with registered medical institutions.