DIVYA PRERNA FOUNDATION
(Divine Inspiration)
DPF P-22 COVID 19 LOCKDOWN Relief Project
May 2020
Divya Prerna Foundation desired to contribute its small mite to provide some relief to the sufferings of the rural population, on account of the extended Lock Down. So it supported the efforts of Mr Nambi Rajan Senior Manager of SELCO SOLAR for TamilNadu based in Madurai.
"A tiny hamlet SITRARUVIPATTI in Azhagar Malai, near Madurai was identified, where all the 30 odd families were out of any job, and living on only TN Government's free rations. DPF pioneered this "COVID-19 LOCKDOWN RELIEF PROJECT" by donating a major portion of the estimated cost, and monitored the activities.
Nambi Rajan's family & a small team of volunteer friends executed the whole project & distributed groceries etc to the villagers & addressed them on "Awareness about Corona Virus" & mandated protections to be followed
For the experience of this selfless service to poverty stricken villagers in remote areas, please read Nambirajan's narration in his own words below
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Sitraruvipatti a small hamlet near Karadipatti, Madurai. This hamlet is located on the backside of Alagercoil hills. We have to trek 4 kms from Kidaripatti. Nearly 16 houses are there with twenty families.
Twenty children's are there in this hamlets. The major livelihood is agriculture. Mostly men's are involved in wood cuttings and daily wages.
SELCO has installed Solar home lighting system and street lights during 2013.Due to COVID 19 most of them are jobless since March 2020. They have requested for grocery support.
The expected budget is Rs.2000 per family and for twenty families is Rs.40000.
Based on my request Divya Prerna Foundation to consider and extend the support for this community., you have sanctioned for this Project for Rs 30,000 . We also collected some amount from other sources, to cover the estimate.
On 27th May 2020 we distributed the Ist phase of groceries. Around 30 families from Sitraruvipatti village and Gypsy communities near MAVMM College were benefited.
Each of the families have got the following groceries as a pack:
| Rice - 25 kg | Oil - 1 litre |
| Ulundu - 1 kg | Porikadalai - 1 kg |
| Kadalaiparupu - 1 kg | Pasiparupu - 1 kg |
| Thuvaramparupu - 1 kg | Thuvaramparupu - 1 kg |
| Patani - 1 kg | Thattapayiru - 1 kg |
| Sundal - 1 kg | Mochaipayaru - 1 kg |
| Tamarind - 1 kg | Garlic - 1/2 kg |
| Small Onion - 1 kg | Turmeric - 100 gms |
| Cheeragam - 100 gms | Sombu - 100 gms |
| Vendayam - 100 gms | Kadugu - 100 gms |
| Papad - 1 pckt | Washing soap - 1 |
| Bath soap - 1 | Kulambu Masala - 1 kg |
| Raagi flour - 1 kg | Kambu flour - 1 kg |
| Wheat flour- 1 kg | Nilavembu powder - 100 gms |
| Mask - 5 pcs per family | Sanitizer- 1 bottle per family |
| Salt - 1 pckt | Sugar - 1 kg |
Its my privilege to thank you for your interest in contributing groceries for this communities. Special thanks to "Divya Prerna Foundation".
The village people's are very much thankful to you and your organisation. For past few days they have been suffering for food and other basic needs due to jobless in this COVID 19 situations. This contribution has made the family members and children's to feel so happy.
SELCO has planned to adopt this village for further development. Thanks to SELCO Foundation for the support & initiative.
The photos & videos taken on the occasion can be viewed in our Website www.divyaprerna.org