The need for humanitarian assistance across the world is growing
World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed every year on 19 August to pay tribute to relief workers, who risk their lives working for humanitarian causes, and to rally support for people affected by crises around the world. As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the world, the work of humanitarian workers has become more relevant than ever. The crisis is real, unprecedented and very imminent.
It has affected each and every one of us. Almost e…
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Posted on : August 19, 2020
The concept of ‘responsible business’ has its roots in ancient history. About 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, King Hammurabi decided to hold builders, innkeepers or farmers responsible if their negligence caused major inconvenience to local citizens.
For centuries, many socially
conscientious businesses have contributed to social good for philanthropic
ventures. The need for businesses to be socially responsible saw a spike with
the i…
Research organizations, medical professionals, national governments, WHO and other UN bodies, corporations and philanthropic organizations are all still trying to understand the corona virus outbreak, which WHO has called as a global pandemic. However, epidemiologists are certain about one thing – the pandemic has just begun and we all have a long way to go before it is contained.
Amidst all this chaos and noise, some voices are lost …
The country has
faced an unprecedented disaster in form of Covid -19 and the subsequent
lockdown. As a result of this lockdown, public transport — railways, buses,
taxis etc.— have come to a halt. The citizens are expected to come out of their
houses only for essential requirements. However, the lockdown has had a ripple
effect on several marginalised groups.
The lockdown has triggered a reverse migration. Migrant workers from urban…
Healthcare workers conduct check ups for migrant workers who returned to their village in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh
India is at a critical stage in its fight against Covid-19. The coronavirus pandemic has claimed thousands of lives, shaken the
governments and thrashed markets. It has, however, failed to crush indomitable sprits
of the corona warriors – frontline worker’s;&nbs…
India is one of the most densely populated countries of the world. On an average 464 people live in an area of one square kilometer. And the urban slums in India are the most crowded and densely populated areas of the country. Sample this: the population density of Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum is 276,136/ sq km. At a time of a pandemic like the Covid-19, these areas are prone to become hotspots.
In other parts of the country, the J…
As the coronavirus continues to spread and confine people to their homes, many are filling pages with their experiences of living through a pandemic. But how would a person sharing a tiny shanty with 10 people in a slum talk about self-quarantine? How can one explain hand hygiene and social distancing to a manual scavenger? How do you tell an Adivasi, who struggles for one meal a day, to prioritise soap and hand sanitizers? How do you educate a t…
The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and the virus has now spread to many countries and territories. While a lot is still unknown about the virus that causes COVID-19, we do know that it is transmitted through direct contact with respiratory droplets of an infected person (generated through coughing and sneezing) Individuals can also be infected from touching s…