Starting from feeding a few hundreds of people in a day during the first week of the lockdown, the organization has now provided rations to more than 50,000 migrants at different spots across Hyderabad. With a centralized kitchen, the group has more than 10 spots where the rations is distributed. Along with serving the people from their own state, most of the communities the organization serves come from the inner corners of Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

How does the logistics work?

Here the volunteers of Akshaypatra, Inqui-Lab and Indus Foundation came forward to help. Akshaypatra is one of the most famous organizations that helps feed the country and they stepped in to provide the rations and other necessities. Inqui – Lab and Indus Foundation have worked extensively in the education sector and came up with providing human resources as well as fund-raising campaigns to help the cause.

With numerous reports coming out of vulnerable areas demanding rations and other essentials, the volunteers from these organizations started with ground surveillance and data collection to serve the people better. With independent requests being one of the main sources of information, the collaborative issued a helpline number that migrants can use and request for rations. The organizations circulated their helpline numbers across the city and the needy people reached out to them via the same.The data collected via the helpline numbers as well as surveillance gave the organization an idea about the number of rations to be distributed. Funds for the rations have come from individual contributions as well as fundraising campaigns.

What is the process?

“With more than 100 volunteers working everyday, the volunteers of the organization are divided into three different departments – helpline, data collection/processing and delivery. After data is collected and analysed, a verification survey is done and then the volunteers contact the local leaders of the particular region that needs the supplies and with their help – the rations are distributed. This collaborative works with a community effort based model and that is the model that brings effectiveness as per the organizers,” says  Romila Gillella, another volunteer with the group.

“Around 70% of the volunteers are young, bright individuals who are on their when it comes to helping others. Their compassion and courage are inspiring for all of us and is the backbone of our work,” Abhijeet states.

Other initiatives

The organizations are also working towards rehabilitation of the people, running campaigns for fundraisers as well as arrangement for transportation facilities for the daily wage workers. Currently they are working in collaboration with the government, other organizations and individuals to help the vulnerable people reach home.

“Fellow countrymen who have built our homes, work at our homes, clean our streets and do numerous other thankless jobs are in need and should be looked after. They are our economy and family,” Abhijeet adds, his words filled with compassion and zeal.