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 action is required NOW.. “Hunger” caused by a combination of no income and the increased medical costs as the disease has spread virulently in India. The poor have lost their jobs, their savings with no fallback.. 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 keeping their immunity up. Now we realize that chronic hunger, leading to malnourishment and stunting is ongoing and so we want to continue for as long as possible.

Over the weeks their weight and health have 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 every day 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 consist of 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 costs 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 every day 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 Biodegradable Sanitary Pads across Maharashtra
2000 reusable pads for women in prisons.
1200 reusable 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 months for challenged animals of Samovilla Foundation (20 dogs and 1 cat)
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, and 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 programs and will increase the impact.

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https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/the-meal-challenge-23181216

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