Relief Work

All sourcing is volunteer-based. The cost of the initial 15 days or so was borne by Wadhwa and his friends. But as the operation grew, various communities and volunteers were more than willing to help out.

“The crash was confirmed at 8 p.m. Immediately my friends and I took out our vehicle and rushed to the site,” #AirIndiaCrash

Now that the state begins to rebuild itself, we need to shift our focus. But how? What does Kerala need next?

Turning into a beacon of hope, volunteers of well-known NGO, Khalsa Aid, travelled to Lebanon and Iraq to make Ramadan meaningful and special for the 5,000 Syrian refugees by giving them food packets during iftar every day.

While the Cyclone named ‘Ockhi’ meaning ‘eye’ in Bengali may have brought out several brave rescue stories in the last few days, the fact that till date there is no set mechanism to track fishermen stranded in the sea is what needs to be addressed.

The ministry assured the relief material will be delivered in multiple consignments. Items include rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, tea, ready to eat noodles, biscuits, mosquito nets etc.

Volunteers from the UK-based International humanitarian relief Sikh organisation, Khalsa Aid, made it to the Bangladesh-Myanmar border to provide relief to lakhs of Rohingyas.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel rescued six pregnant women stranded in flood-hit areas of Bihar, and took them to the nearest hospitals for delivery.

Winter can be a desperate struggle for survival for the underprivileged unfortunate enough to live without shelter or proper woolens. Goonj’s annual winter campaign ‘Odha Do Zindagi’ aims to ease the suffering of such people by involving community members and institutions.

Science is her favourite subject. She loves to read. And she wants to become an astronomer. Meet Chinmayi Ramasubramanian, a 10-year-old girl who has developed an app to help people in flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu, and to assist those who want to donate flood relief items.