1m meals for excluded women & children in Covid-19

Challenge

While COVID-19 has been tough on everyone, it has been particularly disastrous for victims of sex-trafficking & their children, many of whom were already barely making ends meet. They have lost all income in the last few weeks. Their children have returned from school & families of 4 to 11 are locked down in tiny rooms with no windows. More than 85 % report that they have no food, no money, no fresh air and that housing is at risk. Victims of sex-trafficking need food now, more than anything.

Solution

The project will serve 1.1 million meals & some hygiene packs to 2,500 women and 7,500 children in the red-light areas of Kolkata, Delhi & Bihar for 55 days. We are providing & will continue to provide weekly food ration & hygiene packs of masks, soap, basic medicine & sanitary pads for 10,000 adult women & their children. This is 20,000 meals a day, ie 1100000 meals for the 55 day lockdown. This will ensure basic survival till the government comes up with a plan beyond the lockdown.

Long-Term Impact

The project ensures the survival of 10000 children and women during the 55 days of the Covid lockdown, by preventing starvation. It gives time to work with partner organizations, friends, well-wishers & the government to develop a long term strategy to rehabilitate the victims of sex-trafficking. The socio-economic impact of the crisis on is going to continue and stretch into the future. We are already planning projects for transit housing, loans and training for the women and their children.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

• http:/​/​www.apneaap.org
• The Telegraph newspaper on Apne Aap Covid Relief
• The Scroll on challenges of Apne Aap workers
• ABP article on Apne Aap food relief worker