Rationale: -
Improving the health condition and prevention strategies will be highly beneficial in COVID – 19 affected areas. Hence the present health and hygiene conditions will be leveled out. Most of the job opportunities especially for the daily wage earners were destroyed during the lockdown and pandemic. Although tremendous efforts were made for prevention and monetary support still remained inadequate. Therefore health & hygiene intervention & creating awareness could promptly progress the community response to the pandemic. Adequate & safe prevention mask supply, access to prevention products, hygienic living condition of the people, knowledge building especially on COVID – 19 and its prevention are the major areas of work. The COVID – 19 pandemic has brought mental suffering as well as physical disabilities that may last for years. The victims are anguish from psychosomatic difficulties causing mostly living in temporary hosing and feeling powerless. The provision of appropriate strategies and community interventions are badly needed for the community we work.

General Objective: -
 To improve the health, livelihood, knowledge level of the community and make them to improve their immunity to fight against the pandemic COVID – 19

Specific Objective: -
 Improve access to community based income generation activities
 Improve access to Health and Hygiene information from the sources, which is technically supported by The Government & WHO.
 Raise community awareness standards of health through behavior change communication interventions
 Mobilize and organize communities promoting self-care and self reliance.
 Support communities for leadership roles and enhance the capabilities in this respect
 Identify and promote appropriate health friendly technologies for sustainable health and community development and encouragement of healthy lifestyle within the communities.

Budget: -
1 Mask production and distribution by woman (individual and member of SHG) Rs.15 /mask 2500 nos. - RS. 112500
2 Procurement and sprinkling of bleaching Powder at specified location Rs. 12/ bag 4500 - RS.54000
3 Procurement of soaps and hand wash Demonstration - Rs. 15 per piece 4500 - RS.67,500
4 Development of IEC and awareness on protection from COVID 19 Rs.14 /poster, leaflets 1500 - RS.21000
5 Street play awareness on Hygiene and sanitation etc. by locally developed team Rs. 5000 /show 10 - RS. 50000
6 Rice and Grocery (Selected Vulnerable family) Rs.750 180 - RS. 135000
7 Black Chickpeas (Red Sundal Payar) (Selected Vulnerable family) Rs.100 /1kg 500 - RS.50000
8 Miscellaneous cost- transportation etc. L.S 10000
Total - RS. 5,00,000

Project Duration: -
The expected duration of the intervention is one month.
Conclusion: -
Financial aid for this intervention is considered a great support to livelihood, health and hygiene of the communities we work.

TO MAKE A DONATION BY NIFT / BANK TRANSFER:
Name of the A/c : Nether’s Economic and Educational Development Society (NEEDS)
A/c No : 30129008069
Name of the Bank : State Bank of India, Srivilliputtur, Virudhunagar Dist. Tamilnadu, India
CIF : 3226018 921
IFSC Code : SBIN0000921
Branch Code : 0921
SWIFT Code (RJPM) : SBININBB 295
MICR Code : 00 00 00 921