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C O V I D R E S P O N S E households from the bottom-most of the pyramid in
the quickest possible time.”
OUR RESOLVE TO
RISE, TOGETHER With refocused action, we addressed the concerns
closest to us, and in ways that made the most
AGAINST COVID-19 significant difference in supporting society. With our
#ResolvetoRise and help India in its fight against
COVID 19, we initiated an array of capacity-building
and upskilling initiatives to strengthen the healthcare
India, with its population of more than 1.34 billion, infrastructure. We embraced new methods of
the second largest in the world, faced unprecedented learning to combat the physical barriers, capacitated
challenges with the spread of Coronavirus. The health teachers with digital skills and provided equipment
crisis further escalated into an economic crisis, leaving to students so that the learning continued.
millions gravely affected.
Further efforts to mitigate the humanitarian crisis
Reeling under unemployment and hunger, survival included initiatives like the distribution of cooked
became challenging for many. Facilitating the urgent meals, sanitization of toilets and donating
deployment of resources to help these communities ambulances. Our COVID Response Program
became paramount. At the same time, it was necessary covered 582 Projects across
to support the earnest efforts of all frontline workers 17 states in India.
including healthcare and sanitation workers, and
capacitate them.
As COVID-19 brought the nation to a standstill, we
rose to the challenge and decided, “To direct support
towards the most vulnerable population including
Healthcare Workers, Security Personnel, Sanitation
Workers, Migrant workers, Daily-wage earners and
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