NGO News blog, NewsLine: SEVAI a, Trichy based NGO had set it up Community Kitchen in Collaboration of Sirugamani Town Panchayat in Trichy District upddated report photos as on 25.4.2020.

Food preparation for distribution to old age and poor people covid context

SEVAI a, Trichy based NGO had set it up Community Kitchen in Collaboration of Sirugamani Town Panchayat in Trichy District and provides food to migrant workers, senior citizens and children since 5,April 2020.Trichy District Collector, Trichy advised SEVAI to collaborate Sirugamani Town Panchayat for feeding more number of needy population. Sirugamani Town Panchayat .During the assessment of need in the field, the requirement had gone up around 800 persons per day as they are very needy population. SEVAI with full involvement of feeding around 900 persons a day has taken up for the entire lockdown period in the Sirugamani

Hygienic vegetables cutting for cooking

Town Panchayat. The Executive officer of Sirugamani Town Panchayat Mrs.Umarani extends her support with her staff for feeding the migrant workers, poor old age people, women and children every day. Honble Minister Mrs.Valarmathi visited the community kitchen on 6, April and also distributed food for the needy population and also appreciated the voluntary service of SEVAI. This is a small Initiative of SEVAI with its resources of

feeding needy migrant population especially old age and children. SEVAI made

Packing food pockets

SEVAI extends its appreciation the donors for their timely support for feeding the poor at this crucial context. It is only the starting point and the needs for the poor people who experience the nationwide lockdown situation. SEVAI team K.Devendran, P. Vanitha and P. Chitra and Suda mobilized the volunteers for this feeding. The feeding population takes all Covid precaution protocol and also distributes face masks for the beneficiaries and also feeders. SEVAI also appealed for support from donors to help its mission of reaching out with help for the needy population. K.Govindaaju, Director SEVAI cautioned SEVAI Team

of Service providing staff involved in disaster to take care of maximum safety of themselves too, and further enlightened the SEVAI Team, “The World has been struggling with the ongoing pandemic of COVID 19 and India has also been adversely affected by this pandemic which has resulted in the nation-wide lockdown in order to curb down the infection rate. Consequently, this

Feeding Elderly by SEVAI Team member

situation has created additional developmental challenges where lives of millions have been affected, resulting in inaccessibility of various basic facilities. The Voluntary organizations are to work in collaboration with the government in providing support to communities. SEVAI is working in very difficult situations. The FCRA

Department of Ministry of Home Affairs has sent a digital letter to all FCRA registered Voluntary Organisations with an appeal to support the government in providing aids and appropriate help to the millions which are affected. The letter also mentions the areas in which the Government requires support from the Civil Society in order to overcome the present ongoing deficits. Additionally, the letter also enclosed a reporting proforma to understand the area of relief work being

carried out by respective organisation with regards to response to COVID 19

Food pocket for a child

and SEVAI needs to comply with all the Government requirements”.SEVAI also provided the rice and grocery for feeding Andanallur Block People. SHG members produce face masks for all the targeted beneficiaries. Around 10000 masks are produced, and SHGs started producing more number of masks as the need is huge.The current service provided is very initial and the need for reaching SEVAI target area of SHGs are extremely high. SEVAI Childline 1098 and Railway child line Trichy are functional 24 x 7 as emergency services. The Open shelter run for boys by SEVAI-RC is functional and children are taken care with optimum care of Covid prevention protocol. Childline provided fruits to Poor children of

Food pockets distributed to senior citizen

Kuyavarthoppu, Railway children provides family kits to deserving families of children those who rescued and followed.SEVAI expresses its appreciation to OFI volunteers attached with SEVAI namely Corlie and Olivier for their initiative for supporting SEVAI relief in Covid context.At the request of Block Development officer,Andanallur, SEVAI team collects materials for distribution of family feeding baskets for 186 sanitary workers who are key persons for maintaining the cleanliness of the villages. At the request of District Social welfare officer, 50 senior citizens families, have been distributed food raw ration baskets -Govin

Updated feeding photos 21st April: