COVID19


COVID-19 Pandemic response activities

The epidemic of unknown acute respiratory tract infection broke out first in Wuhan, China. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread throughout China and is now in almost all countries. On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the COVID-19 epidemic as a public health emergency of international concern. A fatal second wave of coronavirus infections upset India, by leaving millions of people infected and adding stress on the country’s already overstrained health care facilities. The following are the COVID -19 Pandemic Response activities of our organisation

  • Community Intervention Programme (CIP) on COVID-19 jointly with Greater Chennai Corporation in urban slums of 5 different Zones in Chennai, covering a population of 45,000.
  • Supply of Thermal scanners, Masks, Hand sanitizer & Liquid soap for hand wash to Schools in Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Dharmapuri & Krishnagiri Districts with UNICEF support (2021)
  • Distribution of Relief Kit to the 200 daily labourers of Koyampedu & Mogappair with the support of Muthoot Group (2021)
  • Vizhitheyzhuvom – (Phase II) Psycho socio support and sensitising the community on COVID in 11 Habitations of Ennore covering 7000 families supported by Coromandel International Limited (Murugappa Group) (2021)
  • Supply of Surgical equipment’s consumables to Raja Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar Hospital Royapuram, with the support of United Way, Chennai (2021)
  • Supply of Thermal scanners, Hand sanitiser & Liquid soap to 55 schools in Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur District supported by eVidyaloka. (2021)
  • Food for the Needy - Distribution of food for the hospital visitors and shelter inmates during day time with the support of United Way Chennai. (2021)
  • Mitigating the Economic and Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19 – Study in urban slums of Chennai jointly with J-Pal SA & IFMR (2020-21)
  • Vizhitheyzhuvom – (Phase I) Psycho socio support and sensitising the community on COVID in 11 Habitations of Ennore covering 7000 families supported by Coromandel International Limited (Murugappa Group) (2020)
  • Supply of relief kit to 90 families with any one of the members is partially or fully impaired in vision, Maraimalai nagar (2020)
  • Promoted intensive campaigns for Hand-washing in the Fisherman habitations at the eve of Global Hand-washing Day with the support of Coromandel International Limited. The programme sensitized 1800 women and 600 Children through various activities. (2020)
  • Conducted “Women Wellness Exhibitions” in 11 places with the support of Coromandel International Limited and 1713 women benefitted by visiting the exhibition and attending the orientations. (2021)
  • Supply of dry rations and Vegetables to 636 Households of Mannur Village, Kanchipuram District with the support of (Hyundai) Glovis India private Limited (2020)
  • Supply of dry rations and Vegetables to 60 Women headed Families of Bharathinagar, Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District (2020)
  • Food for the Needy - Distribution of food for the hospital visitors and shelter inmates during day time with the support of United Way Chennai. (2020)
  • Supply of dry rations to Manolaya, a home for the mentally challenged in Nagerkoil, Kk District (2020)
  • Supply of dry rations and Vegetables to 210 Tribal families of Pennagaram block, Dharmapuri District (2020)
  • Supply of Thermal scanners, Hand sanitizer & Liquid soap to WASH model Schools, Chennai (2020)
  • Stitching of Cloth masks using WASH in School team volunteers and free supply to Police department, Kanyakumari District (2020)
  • Food for the Needy - Distribution of food for the hospital visitors and patients visiting the hospital for Chemotherapy during day time with the support of Ball Corporation, Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. (2020)
  • Fixing of a Hands-free leg operated hand Wash station in the shelter for the use of the shelter inmates and Hospital visitors supported by Ball Corporation, Sri City. (2020)

INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ALTERNATIVES FOUNDATION

365

Schools Sensitized

155

Total Project

2200

Total Reached