RELIEF AND REHABILITATION AFFECTED BY COVID 19

PROGRESS REPORT ON AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF COVID 19

1. Project Goal and Objectives : COVID 19 the pandemic come into India on 21 March 2020, Odisha Govt. announced the single largest lockdown for Health reasons in Independent India. On 24 March 2020, when Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the nation, he announced for India under complete lockdown for the next 21 days. Situation is still out of control and we all witnessed the situation till this unlock 2.0. During this time, the major challenge was to reach the villages and sensitize each and every citizen of the country regarding the horrifying consequences this virus can cause and how to prevent it from getting spread and causing destruction. KARMI works in Golamunda and M.Rampur blocks of Kalahandi district and Boden block of Nuapada districts on awareness and prevention of COVID 19 since the problmes arise in the blocks when about 15000 migrants have been return back form the metro cities who are migrated there as seasonal migrants. KARMI surveillance and proper studies on the community and the people, we found that there’s n number of problems that needs to be addressed if we want to curve the spread of the pandemic. The lack of awareness on the novel corona virus was a challenge. The major issues that these people faced were low or no income, unemployment and shortage of food. 2. Activities Undertaken During the pandemic period . I. Survey : KARMI under take a survey to find about the migrants who have been return back of destination and the migrants works who are there in the destination. A data base was prepared the people who are at destination and keep close contact with them for their reaqque and make necessary arrangement in the destination. Similarly we organized village level and block level awareness programme by keeping social distance, and other precaution majors. The programme have been taken during the period. II. Distribution of Masks : The Govt of India stricked on use mask to safe from the pendamic and it was compulsory for every body. So KARMI take necessary arrangement on shortage and distribution of face masks by collect free avible and purchase some general fund money and distributed to the target people. We distributed 4000 masks in M.Rampur and Golamunda blocks But panic buying of the masks made the situation even worse. Amid all these, the SHG women started making masks so that each and every citizen of Odisha will have an access to face masks as government made it compulsory to use while stepping out of the house. Our Team members started distribution of these masks in different villages & slums to check the spread of the virus. III. Awareness Programmes : KARMI given special emphasis on awareness of the Pandemic as much as by keeping social distance and using sanitary. We try our level best to inreached all the target area but due to lock down it was difficult for to reach everywhere. We keeping social distance and also demonstrated on the usage of face masks & 20 sec hand washing with soap and water. We also aware the target people to avoid touching their faces as it increases the chance of getting infected to safe them by corona 19. Cooked Meals and Dry Food Distribution : KARMI during this pandemic, when he has no income, no opportunity to work and earn, it becomes difficult for him to feed himself & his family. Then he’s left with two options: either to starve or to break the lockdown rules set by the government, which will in return increase the chances of spreading of the deadly virus in the community.