HOW THIS INITIATIVE STARTED
It began with an individual, a concerned citizen, seeing beyond the lockdown and recognizing the crisis of migrant workers in Bangalore which is of grave magnitude. A WhatsApp message on an alumni group on March 27th brought to light the plight of blue tented settlements where food supply was running low. The line, “Can we crowdfund the purchase of staples needed for a family for a week?” really started the domino effect.
Thousands of daily wage labourers have been affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. While the government will provide them with relief packages, it is important to understand that it is a massive undertaking. Many of them are not registered and are migrant workers, they need our help to survive this crisis.
Funds from this campaign will be utilised in Bengaluru.
HELP RAISE INR 50K OR MORE TO HELP 50 FAMILIES
THE TEAM IN ACTION
FOOD PACK DETAILS
ABOUT ME
My name is Saivaidiyaa Sivasankar, 17 years old and in Grade 12 at National Public School- HSR, Bangalore.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us in different ways. Perhaps the hardest hit is the daily wage earners, migrant labour and the financially poor. Suddenly they are without any source of income, and they are not able to provide food or the basic hygiene facilities to their families. They fear starvation more than the virus itself. At this juncture, we, the more privileged sections of the society need to step up to support them in this difficult time. The lockdown, being extended, puts an additional burden on them.
I request all of you to support my campaign so that we can also contribute to their well-being in our own small little way. Let's come together and do our bit to help our fellow countrymen.
ABOUT XLRI ALUMNI
XLRI is the oldest B-school in India, founded in 1949 by a few visionary Jesuit Fathers to bring a change in the economy and society at large. It has been recognized as one of the premier management institutes of India since its inception. ‘For the greater good’ as its teaching philosophy as it always strives to be a management school with a difference. The pursuit of academic excellence and fostering whole-person integral growth of students has been the hallmark of XLRI for over six decades. Some of India’s management top-brass is the alumnus of this premier institution.
ABOUT IAF:
International Association of Facilitators is a group of skilled facilitators (around the globe) that offer pro-bono work in these situations. We bring together the diversity and “harvest the wisdom of the group” to align people to desired outcomes. We help optimize and maximize the work that is possible to be done. This skill brought together this whole dream team and built an effective ecosystem that could manage over 40,000 kits distribution already at “zero” operational cost. We could evolve very quickly too, basis facilitating lessons learned and continuous improvement at rapid speed. 14 of us specifically trained/skilled for support in disaster relief, rehabilitation, and redevelopment are based in India and are open to offering our services across the country.
ABOUT RBI
Rotary Bangalore Indiranagar is part of RI District 3190.
It is a 140 member club, with members from diverse communities and regions. It's engaged in various community service projects which include projects around health, infrastructure, water conservation, education. It's a model Rotary Club and we are very proud of the partners we have and the impact we have made.
Some of their initiatives include:
1) Water Wheel initiative.
2) Karunashraya - Hospice for advanced cancer patients.
3) Pediatric Heart surgeries: We do over 300 annually.
4) Eye Care Hospitals at Kolar & Tumkur: Over 5000 cataract surgeries done annually.
5) We have 8 adopted schools.
6) BGMS - We support the stay and school for 300 underprivileged children.
7) Vocational Training on Computer course, Retail, and Banking to deserving candidates from financially poor homes.
8) Pediatric Cancer Treatment at Kidwai Hospital.
9) Vidya Daan - Scholarships to 500 needy students annually.
10) Many Anganwadis restored.
11) Lake revival schemes.
TAX BENEFITS
Funding for this campaign is eligible for tax breaks as ROTARY BANGALORE INDIRANAGAR is a registered & you can avail of benefits under section 80G of IT act. Foreign funding is accepted too.
FAQs
Will we get to know the details of who benefitted?
Yes. After the money has been collected it will be transferred by Fueladream to ROTARY BANGALORE INDIRANAGAR. We will update you on the details of the beneficiaries as soon as possible. Once we get this information we shall upload a report on the UPDATES section of this campaign. You will then get an alert & can read details about the beneficiaries.
When do I get the receipts?
The receipts will start getting processed about 4 to 6 weeks AFTER the campaign is closed and will be sent to you directly.
How does crowdfunding work?
Crowdfunding in India is a relatively new concept & is growing very quickly.
It’s a concept that allows a large number of funders (like you) to fund an idea or a cause or event by giving small amounts of money online. Fueladream.com is a crowdfunding platform in India that allows for such pooling of funds. You can fund innovations & ideas on FuelADream and be the first to get these products or make them come true. You can also do a good turn by funding charities and causes through crowdfunding. When you fund a charity it’s more like a donation & you get small innovative rewards like a shout-out on an FB page or a thank you email from the beneficiaries.
