About This Initiative
Supporting Communities During COVID-19
Saraswati Sevabhavi Sanstha carried out ration kit distribution activities for people in need during the COVID-19 period. The initiative focused on reaching communities at the grassroots level and providing essential food supplies to people who required support during a challenging period.
The COVID-19 pandemic created significant difficulties for communities and families, particularly for people who faced challenges in meeting their basic requirements. In this situation, providing essential ration support became an important form of community assistance.
Through this initiative, Saraswati Sevabhavi Sanstha engaged directly with people at the community level and participated in the distribution of ration kits to those in need. The activity reflects the organization’s grassroots approach and its commitment to reaching communities directly during difficult circumstances.
The photographs from the initiative document the ration kit distribution activities and provide a glimpse into the organization’s field-level engagement during the COVID-19 period.
Project Information
Focus Area
Community Support & Relief
Activity
Ration Kit Distribution
Target Group
People in Need
Implementation Level
Community / Grassroots Level
Project Gallery
Community Support During COVID-19
The COVID-19 period created unprecedented challenges for communities and affected people’s ability to meet their everyday needs. During such difficult circumstances, community-level support and timely assistance played an important role in helping people manage essential requirements.
Saraswati Sevabhavi Sanstha’s ration kit distribution activity represents an effort to reach people directly within their communities and provide essential food support. The initiative reflects the importance of responding to immediate community needs and extending support to people facing difficulties during an emergency situation.
By working at the grassroots level, the organisation was able to engage directly with communities and participate in relief activities. The distribution of ration kits provided an opportunity to extend practical support while maintaining a direct connection with the people being served.
Our Community Health Approach
Direct Community Support
Connecting directly with people and communities to provide support during the COVID-19 period.
Essential Ration Support
Distribution of ration kits to people in need as part of the relief activity.
Grassroots Engagement
Working at the community level and reaching people directly through field-based activities.
Emergency Support
Participating in community relief efforts during a challenging period.
Our work impact
Mother and Child Health
- Number of villages-28, Families-5310, Population-32941
- 2940 pregnant mothers, whose health was below the WHO criteria, were improved.
- HB levels were increased from an average of 7 to 12g/dL.
- The pregnant mother’s weight was gained to the recommended levels between 11.5 to 16 kilograms.
- The Colostrums feeding of new babies increased from 65% to 96%.
- The consumption of nutritious food by pregnant and lactating mothers increased from 70% to 94%.
- The percentage of family using feeding safe and pure drinking water to babies increased from 65% to 90%.
Agriculture&Livelihood
- Districts Covered- 3, Villages Covered-468, Families Covered-43287, Approximate Population covered- 216435 persons.
- 21000 Families improved in come through agriculture support from on average Rs 3700 per month to Rs 12000 per month:
- 15000 farmers are practicing Organic Farming from on 12000 hectarel and Approximately 4500 hectare was brought under horticulture plantation.
- Approximately 45000 hectare land was brought under the cultivation of pulses
- Approximately 3312 families migration were stopped in the last 5 years, through agriculture and livelihood support.
Environment
- Approximately 12000 Hectare land in watershed are as is afforested and the same Land’s soil erosion was there by stopped.
- More than 3500 Wellsdeepened and restored for various purposes In Approximately 250 villages, water reservoirs desalted. 5 villages made drought free villages.
SELF HELP GROUPS
- 384 women Self Help Groups Formed and 120SHGs received loan from banks. Around 170 women started microenterprises, such as pulses sorting, chilly powder, small poultry, etc. Because of 170 micro enterprise started by women, the women stopped migrating, thereby securing the exploitation of their children
Child Education and Sexual Abuse Villages Covered- 450, Districts-13
- Approximately 4500 Drop-Out children restored in mainstreams chooling
- Approximately 300 Child Labourers rescued and Approximately 478 Child Marriages Stopped
- Approximately 197 Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Supported.
- Around 8 lakhs took at that they won’t conduct any child marriage sand Would not support and attend child marriages.
- 333 tribal children in the tribal areas are continuing education in Chattisgarh.
