In the summer of 2020, as the Coronavirus pandemic hit the world, uncertainty and chaos has been unleashed in abundance. A lot of lives are threatened and more livelihoods at risk.

While the pandemic continues and disrupts the world, there are instances across the world of people willing to come together to help strangers around them. With the intent to make this easier for everyone, CovidSOS was launched to enable individuals to help distressed people near their houses.

The first version of the CovidSOS website

The intent initially was to assist senior citizens living alone with daily chores, but within a few weeks of launch, the initiative outgrew itself. With a few shout-outs on Linkedin and instagram, the word spread fast and over 2500 people came forward to be a part of the initiative. In a short span, 7000+ senior citizens, specially abled individuals and distressed families were helped out by volunteers across India.

3 things that I learned as we built this out:

1. There is more good in the world than we estimate
2. You don't need too many people to make a difference
3. Regular advise can multiply the impact disproportionately

With these learning, the Youth For Good Foundation is announcing it's fellowship program to enable the motivated people to come forward and make the world a better place.

Siddarth Jain

Founder/Director,

Youth For Good Foundation