Owing to their work in road safety, the organization was called upon by the Delhi government to aid in the various relief activities in the region during Covid-19 lockdown. Starting from meal and mask distribution to other relief assistance, the organization was working alongside the government to ensure relief to guest workers. However, the growing number of road accident cases alarmed SaveLIFE Foundation and it began focussing on this aspect as well. Hence SaveLIFE Foundation began ferrying migrant workers from Delhi to their respective states via buses. To date SaveLIFE has ferried more than 550 guest workers to their homes.

The Logistics

Colonel Jafri, Retd., Chief Operating Officer at SaveLIFE Foundation tells Efforts for Good, “Owing to the strong on-ground network, the volunteers were able to identify the migrants from different parts of the city. The volunteers prepared data on the migrants with respect to their home state and the same was passed upwards. After the number of migrants for a respective state is prepared, we approach the local government for clearance and testing of the migrants.

The process takes a day or two, after which buses are arranged and permissions obtained from the District Magistrate concerned so that the buses move freely.”

Colonel Jafri, Retd. also added that the migrants are dropped in the central part of their city, town, or village and the migrants go ahead from there.

The finances

To ferry one bus, it takes around 70 – 75 thousand to the nearest state. The budget can go up to Rs 1.5 lakhs and more depending on the distance. Fundraising campaigns and donations are the main source of finance for the organization. 

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“They’ve built our homes and offices and cleaned our cities, and now they need US. And we must come forward to help them,” Piyush adds.

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