Relief Work by J&K HWF

LOCKDOWN, for most people, due to Covid 19 is a new phenomenon. But Kashmir had been under continual lockdown since August 5, 2019, which was imposed by government for maintaining law and order after abrogation of Article 370 in J&K region. Even otherwise the J&K region had experienced similar kind of curfews /lockdowns numerous times due to several factors such as political unrest, militancy etc. This intermittent lockdowns and curfews have adversely affected every aspects of life of common man. During such lockdowns/curfews the schools remained closed and with internet facilities suspended during such times the question of online education does not arises at all leading to poor quality of education as children do not possess age appropriate knowledge (education). Similarly with lack of transportation facilities supply of essentials such as food grains, vegetables, medicines and other essential commodities such as gas cylinders, fuel, etc always remained short of supply. Moreover the health services remains inaccessible during such periods and also during snowfalls as all the roads remains blocked leading to lockdown like situation.

But the worst ill effect such lockdown causes is on the employment and livelihood opportunities of the common man and especially on employees of private firms and daily wage laborers. With already inadequate wages coupled with lockdown they have to survive on whatever little savings and food stock they have in their homes, and the residents of valley had got used to such life since more than a decade.

However this time it was altogether different scenario, coz the first lockdown imposed after abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019 lasted for nearly 7 months i.e till February 2020, and in March 2020 when the situation in valley was just returning to normalcy, another lockdown on account of Covid 19 was imposed by Government throughout the country, which again lasted for nearly 8 months i.e total 15 months of lockdown period!!!. The poor wage laborers, persons working in private firms, daily wage laborers, artisans and lower middle class families were the worst sufferers as they had spent whatever little savings they had on food during the lockdown period and had no means to receive support for essentials from anyone.

Human Welfare Foundation had since its inception apart from implementing several developmental projects in the field of Education, Health, Livelihood etc, have always been at the forefront in relief and rescue operations during emergencies of whatever nature – either natural disasters of otherwise. HWF services of providing relief and rehabilitation had been greatly acclaimed during the floods in 2014. HWF provides winter relief kits to poor families every year and also carries out food distribution to poor families every year during the pious month of Ramadan and Bakra Eid. HWF has in continuing its legacy of providing relief work, has carried out following relief and rehabilitation work from last 12 months i.e. from September 2019 to September 2020 viz.-

Sr. no

Program

Achievements

Duration

Donor

Program cost

1

Distribution of emergency relief kits

Provided baby food to 47 families and medicines to 146 poor families along with food kits

Sep 2019

Muslim Charity

23892/-

2

Distribution of winter relief kits to 300 poor households from 17 villages, J&K.

Total 300 poor households consisting of 1260 members could be provided with winter relief kit consisting of pheran, warm blankets, shoes, hot water bags etc

Nov – Dec 2019

Central Jamia Mosque Madni and Education Center Halifax through Muslim Charities

717600/-

3

Emergency Medical Camps

Total 2462 persons from 35 villages from Anantnag and Kulgam district provided with free medical checkup, treatment and medicines

Sep 2019 to Feb 2020

1. Central Jamia Mosque Madni and Education Center Halifax,

2. Markazi Jamia Masjid Riza Huddersfield through Muslim Charities

682937/-

4

Program on Combating hunger during corona crises

Provided food and grocery kits to 85 poor families from Anantnag

April 2020

Contributions from HWF employees and community members

178330/-

 

5

Program on Combating hunger during corona crises

Provided grocery and food kits to 12 poor families from Anantnag

April 2020

SEEDHI BAAT TV, through Ansar Aziz Nadwi

25000/-

6

Combating hunger during Qurbani – Udhiya -2020

Provided food and meat packets to 211 ultra poor families

August 2020

Australia Kashmiri Association

150000/-

7

Combating hunger during Qurbani – Udhiya -2020

Provided food and meat packets to 170 ultra poor families

August 2020

Kashmiri Association New Zealand

100000/-

8

Combating hunger during Qurbani – Udhiya -2020

Provided food and meat packets to 625 ultra poor families

August 2020

Muslim Charity

910000/-

9

Program on Combating hunger

Provided grocery and food kits to 50 poor families from 4 villages of Anantnag J&K

August – September 2020

Barefoot College International

61250/-

10

Corona Virus Emergency Relief

Distribution of food and hygiene kit to 304 poor families from 18 villages

18/08/2020 to 05/10/2020

1. Al Mahmood Foundation,

2. Central Jamia Mosque Madni and Education Center, Halifax through Muslim Charities

1458302/-

 

T O T A L

4307311/-