By Rachel Carle | Individual Giving Officer
Thanks to your support, the Gauravi Crisis Centre in Bhopal, India, has opened a community kitchen and is delivering food and sanitation kits to COVID-impacted communities – all while continuing its helpline for domestic violence survivors.
Talat, pictued above, is one of 12 rickshaw drivers working with the Gauravi Crisis Centre to deliver 5,000 to 7,000 food packets from the kitchen per day to vulnerable members of the community, including survivors of violence, transgender people, Muslim minorities, migrant laborers, and people who are homeless. A survivor of domestic abuse, Talat learned to drive a rickshaw through a rehabilitation program at the Gauravi Centre. There, she also received medical treatment, legal aid, and counseling – all under one roof. This program has not only provided Talat with an opportunity to earn a living but also equipped her with skills she is now using to support ActionAid’s coronavirus response.
Long-term partnerships, like our work here with survivors of domestic violence in India, are what make it possible to respond to crisis at a moment's notice - and your support is what makes it happen. Thank you so much for your commitment. It makes a world of difference.
By Niranjali Amerasinghe | Executive Director, ActionAid USA
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