Project Brief: Provide relief to Irula families in Tamil Nadu who are severely impacted by COVID-19. Many have lost their livelihood and also don’t have ration cards and therefore, do not have access to the government aid.
Project Type: Relief & Rehabilitation (description)
Primary Focus: emergencies (description)

Secondary Focus: other

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Austin

Status: CLOSED - COMPLETED
Project Steward: Sowmya Suryanarayanan
Project Partner(s): Siddamma E
Project Address: Bharathi Trust - Tamil Nadu COVID-19 Relief
184/14C-2
Jayanagar, Tamil Nadu 602001
Tel: 011 91 9884080048
Stewarding Chapter: Austin

Pervasive challenges remain for several Irula families whose lives have been upended by the
sudden lockdown in response to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. The primary occupation
of the Irulas is fishing and agriculture. With the lockdown, they have lost their jobs. Many of
them don’t have ration cards and therefore, do not have access to the government aid that is
being handed out. A total of 1,034 Irula families across 39 villages are suffering without food. So far, Kari Siddamma, a long standing ASHA Fellow is coordinating the efforts on the ground.