Our response towards Covid-19 pandemic :

The world hasn't been the same since March 2020. We have all been impacted in some way or the other. COVID-19 impacted not just the health and well-being of millions but caused huge loss of lives, livelihood and productive assets. The distress in the economy — wages, jobs, production, investments and consumption — was too noticeable to be dismissed.

These were testing times yet our frontline staffs like Community Field workers were ill-equipped to protect themselves and others in the local community, yet went about their work, in remote places provided training and a kit containing critical items like masks, gloves, sanitizers, liquid soap and an information booklet. Such initiatives are important in recognizing the sheet anchor role that we have to play in a pandemic situation.

From the time we witnessed lakhs of migrant workers undertake long and tortuous travel on foot after the lockdown, we swung into action to provide dry ration and PPE kits in Bhagalpur, Godda, & Mohanpur areas.

But the most crucial aspect is that we were on the field braving an unknown virus and an unprecedented health emergency that turned into a humanitarian crisis. We were rendered immobile due to the lockdown yet we helped in the last mile delivery of food kits and safety kits, to reach hundreds of migrants as well as stranded communities with food and safety kits.

With the vaccines came its fair share of vaccine hesitancy. We with our grassroots presence, played and continue to play, a major role in busting the myths and misconceptions around the pandemic and vaccines, using a traditional mode of communication to impart correct and science-based information on COVID19 prevention, care and treatment.

 

Covid -19 Awareness Campaign

Our campaign to the target communities was to join the fight in defeating the spread of the virus. Awareness raising for behavioral change is key to fighting COVID-19 pandemic. We developed awareness materials in Hindi and local language focusing on social and behavior change by raising awareness about symptoms and prevention, busting myths, providing information on mental well-being and care at home under lockdown, and encouraging social distancing.

The awareness materials include printed posters and stickers for display, short videos, wall paintings with key messages, door-to-door mimes, weekly community challenges, audios of poems, jingle and folk songs, announcements and interviews. With the help of the awareness materials developed under the campaign #Covid Pe Vijay (Victory over Covid), community workers and project staff spread awareness on social distancing, hand hygiene and use of face masks to slow the spread of the virus.