NAINA THOMAS'S COVID-19 CAMPAIGN TO SERVE MEALS TO THOSE IMPACTED BY COVID by The Akshaya Patra Foundation | Fueladream

THE BACKGROUND

With the rampant spread of COVID-19 across the country, regional lockdowns are once again being put in place. These lockdowns are putting socio-economically disadvantaged people, who have barely recovered since the last lockdown, at risk once again.

Since the beginning of the lockdown in March 2020, Akshaya Patra has used its kitchens and vehicles, to cook and distribute hot, nutritious meals to migrant workers and people from low-income homes. By July 15, 2021, the Foundation had served over 15.1 crore meals to people in need.

This initiative will feed those impacted by COVID in and around Mumbai. Each meal costs just INR 22.

This campaign is being done in partnership with AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION. All funding has 80G benefits.

1) Fund 2200 and 100 meals are served.
2) Fund 4400 and bring joy to 200 people.
3) Fund 6600 and help serve 300 meals.

ABOUT ME & THIS CAMPAIGN

Hi! My name is Naina Thomas, I'm 14 years old and from Grade 9 at Bombay Scottish, Powai.

As India continues to battle the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the country, it has ravaged the vulnerable low-income communities that have not yet recovered from the first time. Their lives have been turned upside down and their trauma is not subsiding. Their sources of income are dwindling, and even something as basic as food is a nightmare for them yet again.

My campaign aims to help as many of them as possible. I request all of you to support my campaign so that we can feed them and possibly feed many more. The funds collected from this crowdfunding campaign would transform their lives and bring them much-needed relief. Let's come together and do our bit.

A FEW PICTURES OF THE DISTRIBUTION

AREA WHERE MEALS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED

TAX BENEFITS

Funding for this campaign is eligible for tax breaks as Akshaya Patra is a registered NGO and you can avail of benefits under section 80G of the IT act.

FEEDBACK THAT YOU GET

To ensure that there is complete transparency we shall update a report with the details of how the funds were used. The report will be posted 1-2 months after the campaign ends. This will then be posted on the UPDATES section of my campaign. As soon as we post an update, the platform will send an EMAIL alert to all the funders - i.e. to you. That's transparent right?

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 Akshaya Patra. 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 and 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 can we fund this campaign with a Cheque?

Fueladream Online Ventures Pvt Ltd account details are as below

BANK NAME: HDFC Bank Limited.
BRANCH: Koramangala( Main Branch). City: Bengaluru - 560095.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 50200013106778
IFSC CODE: HDFC0000053

Please draw a cheque in favour of "Fueladream Online Ventures Pvt Ltd", and deposit the cheque into the Fueladream Online Ventures Pvt Ltd HDFC Bank account (any branch across INDIA). After you deposit the cheque, please send an email to ranga@fueladream.com AND vineeth@fueladream.com with the following funder information.

1) Name of Funder:

2) Full address with Pin code:

3) Telephone/Mobile no and Email ID:

4) PAN of funder:

5) Cheque number:

6) Amount funded:

7) Whose campaign are you funding. (Name of the person OR campaign number/ID):

After the funds are received and the above details are verified, the fund amount will be transferred to the respective campaign. This can take from 1-3 working days.

How does crowdfunding work?

Crowdfunding in India is a relatively new concept and 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 and 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 and you get small innovative rewards like a shout-out on an FB page or a thank you email from the beneficiaries.

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