Do you miss eating out at your favourite restaurants?
Are you feeling Zoom fatigue and tired of online classes and work?
You probably answered yes to the above questions. COVID-19 disrupted our lives in unthinkable ways and caused many inconveniences. However, the fact that you can read this shows that we have access to resources such as education, technological devices, internet connection, and regular access to food.
On the other hand, millions of people are lacking access to these basic needs and resources all over the world. We understand that sometimes these issues feel so far away from you or you do not know how you can help such a deep societal challenge. It is true that no one can help everyone, but everyone can help someone! While it is difficult to help all the people being impacted by COVID-19, we are launching this fundraiser with the hope to help a small village in India deal with the adverse impacts of COVID-19 and we want you to join us in this journey.
We will help disadvantaged families in Kheowali, Haryana of India by doing the following:
Kheowali, Haryana 125077, India
💰 $ 3655.99 CAD Raised
💵 ₹219,354.89 INR Raised
📦 66 Families that can be supported
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Help an Indian Village from the Effects of COVID, organized by Melania Antoszko
Help an Indian village with food insecurity and education crisis.
One of the impacted villagers of COVID-19 in Kheowali. She has no source of livelihood and is unable to work - COVID-19 has made it even more difficult to find a job. Her income from the government pension goes toward paying for medicines and few household items. She has debt of around $700 CAD, but it will take her years to pay off.
We aim to help 262 ~ families of Kheowali village (Sirsa, Haryana, India) who live below the poverty line. This translates into helping more than 1000 individuals. We have identified these families with the help of local government authorities.
You can find more information about the cost breakdown below.
We are hoping to fundraise 21k (CAD) to help. We are raising money through Milaap and gofundme. We request your help by donating and/ or spreading the word 🙏
How much we have raised so far*:
*Updated Daily
For full transparency, we are releasing the cost breakdown of all the supplies.
We will be sharing proof of the delivery of this project once the fundraiser is complete. We will deliver the food items within 7-10 working days from when the fundraiser ends.
Open the toggles to see the costs of each item
<aside> ✅ $30 can feed a family for a month and some items cost as little as $1 to $5.
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<aside> 👉 $25 can provide sanitary products and essential medicine to a family of 4 for 1-1.5 months.
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Funds needed to provide food, sanitation, and medicine kits to 262~ families for about 1 month.
The combined cost of this kit = $55
$55 x 262 = $14,410
6 month cost of providing educational support = $1000 x 6 = $6,000
Administration Costs = $500-$1000 ~*
<aside> 💲 Total fundraising amount: $21,000 CAD
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Any extra funds will be redirected to supporting more families and extending the educational support.
As you can see from the cost breakdown, even $1 can make an impact.
We are a group of committed alumni from the University of Alberta and students from India with interdisciplinary backgrounds. We have established an educational initiative in rural India since September 2020 through which we provided education to more than 50+ students. Apart from this, we conducted various projects such as organizing career workshops and community events. You can find out more about our work through www.jivamfoundation.org. With the current situation of COVID-19, we hope to increase our impact on the local community to help them navigate this crisis. However, we cannot do it without your support. You can find more information about us below and feel free to reach out to us.