HURRICANE HELENE DISASTER RELIEF IN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
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BCH COVID-19 RESPONSE TO INDIA’S SECOND WAVE
Please SHARE to HELP - Comprehensive list of Covid-19 Treatment Infrastructure Resources in India. Life saving Compilation and validation to the best of the ability by BCH Covid - 19 Help India Team. A sincere effort & we are grateful if we can be of help.
Kindly requesting to share the document in your network, the compiled resources in one place will save time for the patient family, as with Covid, each second matters.
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2020, 2021: Food relief to 674 Families (4289 villagers, starving, in need).
We go to each household, database maintained with follow-ups. Relief Continues.
INDIA 2021 SECOND WAVE FOOD RELIEF IN BCH ADOPTED VILLAGES IN INDIA
2021, Covid-19, India, 2nd Wave: 452 Families, 2165 individuals (Cachar, Assam) received One Month Food Relief from Breast Cancer Hub (BCH), extremely poor families starving due lockdown constraints, in the villages BCH adopted for Cancer Screening & Treatment. We maintain database & reach out to the utmost need for Food Relief during Covid-19. Total: 452 Families, ~2165 individuals. Breakdown data: June 29, July1, 2, 3: 200 Families (~951 members) + June 21, 22, 23: (100 Families, ~491 people) + June 13 - June 17: (152 Families, ~723 individuals). Location: Cachar, Assam: Dharamkhal Division, Silcoorie Tea Estate ; Villages (Sundari-I, Sundari-II, Sundari-IV, Boali Haor, Bidruhipar) Under Hatikhal GP area. The Relief will continue for more families. A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS SAVING THE FAMILIES. WE THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE BENEFICIARIES.
BCH TEAM: Sanalembi Devi (Project Coordinator); Sapna Pashi, Ranjita Singha, Sarita Singha, & Dr Lopamudra Das Roy (Founder & President, BCH).
We are grateful to the kindhearted people helping us at the ground level in the villages (relief packing & distribution): Bishal Rajbhor, Amit Pashi, Pradip Kumar Singha, Surajit Kumar Singha, S. Nilkamal Singha, Nishikanta Singha, Bappi Das, Shyam Kishore Singha, Nungshi Singha, Mangngal Singha, Chaturbhuj Dusad, Punabati Singha, Radhe Singha, Lakhitan Singha, Nungshi Singha
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USA PROJECT: APRIL 01 - MAY 08, 2020 —
Breast Cancer Hub #2getherWeR1Covid19MaskMakingTeam;
COVID 19 WOMEN POWER-YOUTH POWER-KIDS MAGIC
We make it Possible in-spite of Inventory & Travel safety challenges - 1545 HOMEMADE MASKS Made under strict BCH Guidelines with NEW UNUSED 100% COTTON FABRIC, FILTER POCKETS. All 1545 MASKS DONATED to ~ 26 Organizations in a span of 38 DAYS - Healthcare Centers, Underprivileged Sectors (Shelters); High Risk Population & Essential Services in NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA & CHICAGO,IL to Lessen the Spread..
Project executed by Dr Lopamudra Das Roy: The project started on 1st April with an emotional drive as I thought that masks were the utmost need for the healthcare workers & scaling up the production was an issue. When I proposed the idea, within a day, many beautiful souls jumped in, also tagging their friends along & THE COVID-19 TOGETHER WE ARE ONE MASK MAKING TEAM was formed with ZERO revenue for Mask Making Project as We NEVER DID a fundraiser for Covid19 Mask Making project (donors who have earlier donated to BCH did so for cancer projects & I couldn’t touch their donations without their permission as it’s not meant for Covid 19). Once the work started, few friends reached out & donated online for Covid19 mask making project (that helped tremendously🙏 I could purchase fabric, elastics, thread, bias tapes & helped with Fedex ground shipment cost for the target organizations not in drivable distance), Many from our Team members selflessly donated fabric for our sewing personnels in addition to what I had ordered online (few sewing personnels provided end to end materials too)... true example- Where there is a Will, there is a Way... BCH is blessed to have each of our team members as a family! We did it! We made ~1545 masks with filter pocket (100% cotton fabric) & donated to ~26 organizations in a span of 38 days. We have101 Volunteers for our Mask Project (59 Women, 40 Kids & Youth, 2 Men)
OUR MASKS NOT FOR SALE, ONLY FOR DONATION
Projects Accomplished : 1. 9th April- . 40 Adult Masks: Cherry Hospital at Goldsboro, NC. 2. 10th April: 20 Kids masks & 20 adult masks : Turning Point- Shelter working for domestic abuse,sexual assault, child abuse. 3. 14th April: 150 Adult Masks: Critical Illness Recovery Hospital in Greensboro; 4. 14th April: 50 Adult Masks- PruittHealth Highpoint-nursing facility, High Point, NC. 5. 15th April: 8 Adult Masks - Canine Carousel IIc (essential service). 6. 16th April: 25 Adult Masks -HSM essential infrastructure division. 7. 16th April: 50 Adult Masks-Fire Department of Charlotte- CMS Nutritionists at First Ward Elementary School. 8. 16th April: 10 Kids Mask + 25 Adult Masks - Esther House of Stanly County, Albemarle (shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault & human trafficking). 9. 16th April: 50 Kids Masks + 25 Adult Masks: Coastal Physicians Alliance, Wilmington. 10. 17th April: 50 Adult Masks: Internal Medicine Atrium Health, Charlotte; 11. 18th April: 50 Kids Masks: South Charlotte Pediatrics; 12. 20th April: 50 Adult Masks: WNC Birth Center, Asheville, NC. 13. 21st April: 15 Adult Masks: ourBridge (supports immigrants & refugee families), NC. 14. 22nd April: 50 Adult Masks: UNC Nash Health Care, Rocky Mountain, NC . 15. 22nd April: 35 adults+15 Kids Masks: Compleat Kidz Pediatric Therapy, Gastonia, NC. 16. 23rd April: 50 adults & 15 kids masks: Monarch, Rockingham, NC; works with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness and substance use disorders statewide.17. 27th April: 50 Adult Masks: NC Medicaid: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Durham, NC. 18. 27th April: 50 Adult Masks: Carolina NC DPS (NC Prison Health Services), Raleigh, NC. 19. 28th April: 50 adult masks: NCDHHS: The NC Dept of Health & Human Services, Butner, NC. 20. 27th April: 50 Masks - Gastroenterology Associates, SC; 21. 27th April: 15 Masks: Center for Behavioral Health LLC, Columbia, SC. 22. 28th, 29th April: 12 Adults & 3 KIds Masks: High Risk Population (Cancer Patients/Survivor). 23. 30th April: 100 Adult & 8 Kids Masks: University Illinois Chicago Hospital, IL. 24: May 1st: 50 Adult Masks Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL. 25: May 04: 100 Adult Masks: Novant Health (Radiology Dept). 26: April end: 12 Adults & 3 Kids Masks to Cancer Patients’ & their families. 27: May 08: 122 Adult Masks: NCDPS (NC Prisons Health Sevices), Raleigh; 28: May 08: 76 Adult Masks: Internal Medicine Atrium Health, Charlotte
Please scroll down as I Proudly present our Volunteer Team devoting their time, efforts & most importantly their beautiful SELFLESS THOUGHTS…We have101 Volunteers for our Mask Project (60 Women, 39 Kids, 2 Men)
Thank you- Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy, Founder & President-Breast Cancer Hub, www.breastcancerhub.org
Reviews & TESTIMONIALS of our Mask Making Project
GLOBAL
BCH Global Virtual Seminar - Covid - 19 & Cancer, guiding the cancer patients
INDIA 2020 1st Wave
BCH ADOPTED BHORAKHAI TEA GARDEN AREA, Cachar, Assam-COVID-19 FOOD RELIEF, MASKS & DISINFECTANTS. Database of 222 Families maintained
BCH team has been working in this area since 15th February 2020 for “Adopt A Village-Bhorakhai” for Breast, Oral, Cervical Cancer Screening-Cancer Care, Treatment & Management. Due to Covid-19 lock down BCH team also kept on monitoring the situation of the people of this area on humanitarian ground. We found the families were eating rice with salt water and chilli due to poverty because of no work due to Covid-19 lockdown as they belonged to daily wage-earning occupation – at tea garden, construction work, brick factory etc, they were almost running out of food stock.
Our Strategy: We respect the dignity of each person as they work hard for their living but now in this situation due to Covid-19 crisis, they are helpless. So, we decided to go to each household & provide food to their doorsteps so that they don’t have to wait in queue or plead for food. Database: We maintain database of 222 Families.
April 11, 12, 15, 2020: FIRST FOOD RELIEF RATION (426 individuals)- Potato, Masoor Daal, Sugar, Salt, Oil, Dettol soap for hygiene.
April 22, 2020: SECOND ROUND FOOD RATION Replenishment for BCH Adopted 106 Families (459 individuals) at Bhorakhai area Tea Garden, Assam- Whole Chana, Masoor Daal, Oil, Sugar, Dettol, Detergent
May 06, 2020: 3rd Round Food Ration Relief -106 families (459 members) increased to 130 Families (580 individuals)-Whole Chana, Masoor Daal, Nutrela Soyabean, Oil, Sugar, LifeBuoy Soap, Detergent
May 31, 2020: 4th Round Food Ration Relief- 35 families (130 members): The relief kit includes: Masoor Dal (lentil), Gota chana (Chola), Ata (Wheat), Sugar, Biscuit, Mustard oil, salt, Soya bean chunks, lifebuoy soap (antiseptic), detergent cake, lady finger (Okra). We also gave one mask each to the kit.
June 08, 2020: 5th Round Food Ration Relief: 49 Families (221 members): The relief kit includes: Masoor Dal, Arhar Dal, Soya bean chunk, Salt, Sugar, Soap (antiseptic)and detergent cake
Masks provided for our Bhorakhai Area: BCH purchased masks from Bhoomi Women's Trust , Assam, so that we can be proactive & make sure our Bhorakhai residents take all safety measures while getting back to work. We are distributing masks to the workers in the village who is at utmost need
Total number of individuals benefitted: 1st Round Food Relief (426)+ 2nd Round Food Relief (459) + 3rd Round Food Relief (580) + Masks Recipient (308)+ 4th Round Food Relief (130); 5th Round Food Relief (221) = 2,124 individuals.
Database: We maintain database of 222 Families. 106 families from 1st & 2nd round + 52 Families added to our database who needed Relief for 3nd round = (106+52= 158 Families). For 4th Round (35 families recieved Relief) & 23 new families added. For 5th Round: 49 families received relief & 33 new Families added. In addition, we are closely monitoring 8 more families who might need to be added to the relief in future, so we now have a database of 222 Families we are closely monitoring.
Why we need to continue with Food relief at Bhorakhai area & WHy the number of Families increased?
Justification for 3rd Round: During this crisis, there was relaxation for Tea Workers and they resumed their work week of 27th April. Few other workers also could resume work. All together 28 people resumed work. But there are still many who are not allowed to go out for work due to continued lockdown. Therefore we are compelled to take the endeavor for 3rd relief replenishment. Since BCH team is constantly monitoring the situation of Bhorakhai area, we have observed that no other organization or individual have come for relief work since 17th April except BCH. There are 52 families which were sustaining on relief received from other agencies but they are now struggling since they were not replenished. Therefore, BCH decided to include them as well in our 3rd round of replenishment.
Justification for 4th Round: BCH team has been constantly monitoring the situation of people of Bhorakhai with the help of local volunteers. Since 4th May people of this area also have been trying to resume their work. But unfortunately there are few people who could not get any employment. According to our field survey, few families who are mostly daily wage earners, Cart Puller, Rikshaw Puller, house-keeping workers, Construction workers are facing very hard time to meet their tow time proper nutritious meal.
Justification for 5th Round: BCH team is constantly monitoring the Bhorakhai Tea Garden Area (Puran Line, Lamba Tila, Kalwa Tila, Ranga Tila) for Ration Food Replenishment. We observed that many families were still eating rice with choukha (smashed potato) or Chatni or tea. They were not getting regular work. Due to high transportation cost (revised higher rate of local transport fare), they couldn’t afford to go to the main town (Silchar) to resume work & their livelihood. We added 33 new families to our database & now we have 222 Families to monitor.
A BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR DONORS FROM ALL THE BENEFICIARIES (222 FAMILIES, 2, 124 individuals)...We couldn't have contiued to give ration relief without your support..
We thank our kind generous donors on behalf of BCH team 1. Principal Investigator-Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy (as pro bono & voluntary service). 2. Project Coordinator- Sanalembi Devi; 3. Project Field Worker : Borakhai (Sapna Pashi)
Post By Dr. Lopamudra Das Roy, Founder-BCH
BCH provides Masks to Bhorakhai Area in addition to Food Relief
BCH purchased masks from Bhoomi Women's Trust , Assam, so that we can be proactive & make sure our Bhorakhai residents take all safety measures while getting back to work.
TESTIMONIALS FROM INDIA
BCH ADOPTED BANTARAPUR VILLAGE FOR CANCER SCREENING, ALSO NOW DRIVING PROTOCOLS FOR COVID-19 PREVENTATIVE MEASURES
BCH helps implement & execute Health & Safety Measures via Covid-19 Awareness, Mask & Sanitizer Distribution, enforcing guidelines in collaboration with the Local organizations & authorities helping to prevent Covid 19 spread in Market Places with Local Vendors & in Public gatherings. #2GetherWeR1
A Big Shout out to our Donors, without you, we couldn’t have continued with our efforts
