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HOPE is a collective of passionate, crazy minds wanting to do small and big things to help anyone in any way possible. HOPE was founded by Chhitra Subramaniam and Surya Balakrishnan.
The most strategic relief challenge now in India is Hunger and the action is required NOW.. “Hunger” caused by a combination of no incomes and the increased medical costs as the disease has spread virulently in India. The poor have lost their jobs, their savings with no fall back .. no money to feed themselves .. facing stark hunger ..if not managed it’s a ticking time bomb.
The Kid’s Nutrition Program
Our Daily Nutrition program has been running for 6 months now.
We provide basic daily supplementary nutrition to children in fragile communities- Eggs, Milk & Bananas to 1500 children across 5 communities in Mumbai.
Our reason to do this program from 28th April 2021- during the start of the 2nd wave , was to provide nutrition to these children, as this strain of covid has affected children and nutrition is key to keep their immunity up. Now we realise that chronic hunger, leading to malnourishment and stunting is on-going and so we want to continue for as long as possible.
Over the weeks their weight and health has been monitored and there is a vast improvement in health, more energy, more positivity, more engagement and interest in their studies. And much Hope for their families
The Cost per child, per week is only Rs 105,
or less than 2 Dollars USD per week.
Currently, we are running this program for 1500 children everyday in 4 communities in Mumbai. The program also needs to run for at least another 6 months to ensure the children’s immunity is built in a sustained manner.
Grocery Supplies
We are distributing grocery kits to people in need all over Mumbai and a few other cities. Our grocery kits consists - 5kgs Rice, 5 kgs Wheat flour, 2 kg Dal, 1 kg Sugar, 1 kg Salt, Tea leaves Chilli powder, Haldi powder, Soaps & Sanitary pads. Each kit cost approximately Rs 900.
Below are our updates. A part of the work has been towards Covid relief & now we are focussed on long term interventions that provide long term impact.
Relief Update:
6 months of HOPE
Thank you all for your incredible support. This is what our team has been able to achieve because of your trust in us.
28th April-27th October:
FOOD
·Over 5000 families have been provided with Grocery Kits across Mumbai, Maharashtra, UP, Assam, Sunderbans, Bengaluru
·1500 children are a part of our nutrition program everyday for the last 6 months
·2 Community Kitchens in Sunderbans supported through the Cyclone-3500 meals
·1100kgs grain to Gurudwara
·Ration kits to 200 theatre workers
·Special nutritious grains to female football players in Ajmer for the last 3 months.
·Ration kits to 50 volunteers who have worked in the tribal communities near Bangalore.
·A special maggi and tang treat for 200 children.
. Special Natures Valley Protein Bars to 1500 children
. Special Chaas for 1500 Children
EDUCATION
·Laptop for 1 girl child
·Students – Under graduation education annual fees for 8 students
·Launch of Education for Tribal Children in Kerala for Online Devices
OXYGEN & MEDICAL SUPPORT
·Medicines for Nesco
·Medical support for Non-Covid Patients
·8 Oxygen concentrators, 5 Cylinders- Mumbai, Nashik, Delhi
·75 Body Bags
CYCLONE RELIEF
·Tarpaulins- 20 homes- Siddharth Nagar, Andheri West.
·Fruits, hot cooked meals, snacks and water for 4 consecutive days by all our volunteers for people on Mumbai streets.
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
·40000 Bio degradable Sanitary Pads across Maharshatra
·2000 reusable pads for women in prisons.
·1200 re usable pads for girls who play football in Ajmer.
·10000 pads for Konkan flood relief
ADDITIONALLY
·17000 Masks for Prison inmates, Clothes for kids in Prison
·PPE kits for crematorium workers for 3 weeks
·3 vanity vans for doctors and nurses in health camps.
·Food for two month for challenged animals of Samovilla Foundation (20 dogs and 1 cats)
·Wheelchair for a paraplegic inmate.
·Clothes drive- raised good second hand clothes for over 500 children and youth.
Chhitra Subramaniam & Surya Balakrishnan along with Mesh Foundation are working ceaselessly to provide medicines, oxygen, hospitalization, food and doing tremendous- on the ground relief work since 2020 when Covid started.
Chhitra Subramaniam won the first Covid Soldier award from 'The Better India' & ATE Chandra Foundation, the Covid Hero Award from Municipal Commission of Great Mumbai, The DBS Bank (Development Bank of Singapore) "People with Purpose Award"
We all are witnessing an unprecedented loss of human life around us. Almost everyone has lost a family member, friend or acquaintance in the last few days or weeks. But feeling bad or remorseful is just not enough. Support us to build our community stronger against Covid-19. With your donations, we would be able to run our programmes and will increase the impact.
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10 months of HOPE:
28th April to - February 18th
HUNGER
1.Kids supplementary nutrition program has completed 8 months with 1500 kids getting it Daily( for 6 months) and 1000 kids daily for 8 months.
2. Special Treat food bags- Maggie & Tang for 200 Kids
3. Special Treat of Chaas for 3000 children
4. Special treat of Nature’s Valley Protein Bars for 1500 children
5. 20. tons children Horlicks 100 grams sachets to Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal ( Flood affected )
6. Ration kits given to over 5000 families across Mumbai, Maharashtra, UP, Assam, Sunderbans, Bengaluru, Rajasthan
7. 1200Kgs Grains to Gurudwara
8. Support to 2 community kitchens in Sunderbans – 3100 meals
9. Rations for Girl Football players in Ajmer – for over 3 months
10. Rations for Volunteers who have been working in Tribal communities near Bengaluru
11. Ration kits for Theatre workers- 300kits
12. Continued Rations for Bastis in Mumbai, on a need based basis
13. Ration Kits for displaced daily wage workers in Siddharth Nagar
14. Kissan Squash 1.5 tons to 3000 kids
15. Weekly Mutton Curry for 200 kids at Bhagat Singh Nagar
FRONTLINE CARE GIVERS
1.PPE kits for crematorium workers for 3 weeks
2.Dove Conditioners- 6600 bottles for Medical Fraternity in Mumbai- JJ hospital, KEM, Sion, Nair & Nesco Covid Centre
3.Vanity Vans for Doctors at Nesco Covid Centre
4.Pepsodent mouthwash 1.5 tons- frontline care givers- Police Dental Camps, Medical camps and doctors
PRISONS
7. 17000 Masks for Prison inmates
8. Clothes for kids in Prisons
9. wheelchair for paraplegic inmate
10. 4000 sanitary pads to Byculla Prison inmates
EDUCATION
9. 3 Laptops for girls
10. students – school and Under graduation education annual fees- 15 students
11 Education for Tribal Children in Kerala for Online Devices- Tablets Smart Phones Laptops ( 15 nos)
12. 5 Libraries and Play centre at Bhagat Singh Nagar
OXYGEN & MEDICAL SUPPORT
13. Medicines for Nesco
14.Medical support for Patients
15. Oxygen concentrators 8nos, Cylinders 5 nos- Mumbai, Nashik, Delhi
CYCLONE RELIEF
Tarpaulins- for homes in Siddharth Nagar
Sanitary pads Toothpaste, Candles , Dry food for Strays in Konkan ReliefFruits, hot cooked meals, snacks and water for 4 consecutive days by all our volunteers for people on Mumbai streets.
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE & Sanitation
Sanitary Pads- 40000- Mumbai
1200 to Ajmer ( football girls)& Menstrual Hygiene Training
Sanitary Pads to Prison inmates
10000 Sanitary Pads – Konkan Relief- Chiplun and Mahad Flood affected areas
1.2 tons of Soaps for 5 communities in Mumbai
Shampoo 1.2 tons for 10 communities in Mumbai
TIE –UP / Campaign with Internshala to fund raise for Ration Kits across India
ANIMAL WELFARE
Monthly Food Donation to Samovila Foundation – An animal shelter- monthly food for past 8 months
3 months of HOPE
Thank you all for your incredible support. This is what our team has been able to achieve because of your trust in us.
28th April-31st July:
FOOD
·3500 families have been provided with Grocery Kits across Mumbai, Maharashtra, UP, Assam, Sunderbans, Bengaluru
·1500 children are a part of our nutrition program everyday for the last12 weeks
·2 Community Kitchens in Sunderbans supported through the Cyclone-3500 meals
·1000kgs grain to Gurudwara
·Ration kits to 280 theatre workers
·Special nutritious grains to female football players in Ajmer.
·Ration kits to 50 volunteers who have worked in the tribal communities near Bangalore.
·A special maggi and tang treat for 200 children.
EDUCATION
·Laptop for 1 girl child
·Students – Under graduation education annual fees for 8 students
·Launch of Education for Tribal Children in Kerala for Online Devices
OXYGEN & MEDICAL SUPPORT
·Medicines for Nesco
·Medical support for Non-Covid Patients
·8 Oxygen concentrators, 5 Cylinders- Mumbai, Nashik, Delhi
·75 Body Bags
CYCLONE RELIEF
·Tarpaulins- 20 homes- Siddharth Nagar, Andheri West.
·Fruits, hot cooked meals, snacks and water for 4 consecutive days by all our volunteers for people on Mumbai streets.
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
·28000 Bio degradable Sanitary Pads
·2000 reusable pads for women in prisons.
·1200 re usable pads for girls who play football in Ajmer.
·10000 pads for Konkan flood relief
ADDITIONALLY
·17000 Masks for Prison inmates, Clothes for kids in Prison
·PPE kits for crematorium workers for 3 weeks
·3 vanity vans for doctors and nurses in health camps.
·Food for two month for challenged animals of Samovilla Foundation (53 animals)
·Wheelchair for a paraplegic inmate.
·Clothes drive- raised good second hand clothes for over 500 children and youth.
Thank you all for your incredible support. This is what our team has been able to achieve because of your trust in us.
28th April-26th June:
FOOD
- 3500 families have been provided with Grocery Kits across Mumbai, Maharashtra, UP, Assam, Sunderbans, Bengaluru
- 1500 children are a part of our nutrition program everyday for the last 7 weeks
- 2 Community Kitchens in Sunderbans supported through the Cyclone-3500 meals
- 1000kgs grain to Gurudwara
EDUCATION
- Laptop for 1 girl child
- Students – Under graduation education annual fees for 8 students
- Launch of Education for Tribal Children in Kerala for Online Devices
OXYGEN & MEDICAL SUPPORT
- Medicines for Nesco
- Medical support for Non-Covid Patients
- 8 Oxygen concentrators, 5 Cylinders- Mumbai, Nashik, Delhi
- 75 Body Bags
CYCLONE RELIEF
- Tarpaulins- 20 homes- Siddharth Nagar, Andheri West.
- Fruits, hot cooked meals, snacks and water for 4 consecutive days by all our volunteers for people on Mumbai streets.
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE
- 28000 Bio degradable Sanitary Pads
- 2000 reusable pads for women in prisons.
ADDITIONALLY
- 17000 Masks for Prison inmates, Clothes for kids in Prison
- PPE kits for crematorium workers for 3 weeks
- 3 vanity vans for doctors and nurses in health camps.
- Food for one month for the animals of Samovilla Foundation
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CHHITRA
₹ 10000000 Goal₹ 6003508 Raised -
MESH
₹ 1000000 Goal₹ 16301 Raised -
BINAL
₹ 30000 Goal₹ 0 Raised -
MALAVIKA
₹ 1012000 Goal₹ 327558 Raised -
KUSH
₹ 100000 Goal₹ 506600 Raised
LIVES CHANGED
6004
6004 lives have changed as a result of donors' support.
