Project Report
| May 4, 2021
Relief Distribution_COVID 19
Project Summary: This project has helped established 6 Women's Community Centers (WCC) which serves women in the slums of Kolkata, India. These WCCs have a) Seniors Day Care b) Activity centre for Adolescent girls and provide c) Meeting space for women's groups. The growing populations of elderly women face a life of neglect and loneliness. Adolescent girls have few opportunities beyond the cycle of hardship, discrimination and violence. During the time of COVID 19 the number of infections are increasing day by day and this proposed intervention has been providing support to the elderly people in the slum areas.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
Women over the age of 60 come to the Seniors’ Day Care Center and build a community with other senior women. The COVID 19 support for the elderly provides important support in terms of dry ration to – elderly women, adult women and adolescent girls.
Explain how the project has reached expected outcomes or goals with the funds raised
There are a total of 6 centres in 5 slums, namely, Shahid Smriti, Jhorobasti, Panchanantola, K.P Roy Lane (Kheyali Sangha) and Sahebmahal Mahabirtala. The centre in Mahabirtala is new and has been opened in this quarter in the Month of February. 5 Seniors’ Day Care Centre has 30 participants, the 5th one in Mahabirtala has a total of 40 participants as it’s a new centre. There are 2 centres in Shahid Smriti.
In the past 3 months due to COVID Pandemic, we have to stop our regular Centre activities as lockdown declared in India. Yet we were committed to reaching out to the elderly and as we know that they will be more vulnerable during the situation. In this quarter we have distributed dry food packets comprising of Puffed rice, biscuits etc to 300 elderly women.
We have kept regular communication with the elderly during food distribution and also communicated with the family member of the elderly during the lockdown.
We have also reached out with Dry ration and Hygiene kit comprising of Rice, Pulses, Oil, Soyabean, Biscuits, Egg, Puffed rice, Detergent, Shampoo, Soap, Mosquito repellent to more than 50 adolescents during this quarter.
Potential Long-Term Impact: Enable elderly women to overcome feelings and situations of loneliness and isolation. A regular supply of dry rations in the present situation where due to COVID 19 many have lost their livelihoods. The camp has also helped in bringing awareness in their household. Adolescent girls develop self – confidence and self-esteem and are able to make decisions about their future, and the Aikido sessions develop self-protection skill. Women’s solidarity is strengthened, they are getting aware of their legal rights and they are able to demand their rights.
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