Sunday 15 March 2020

National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled raisng funds for disabled victims of the violence

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Update on Relief/Rehabilitation Work

The NPRD had given a call for volunteers to assist in making an assessment of the impact on disabled as also those who may have acquired an impairment leading to a disability consequent to the communal violence in Delhi in February end, 2020.

A few other disability rights organisations and activists had a meeting on March 3 and decided to work together in providing assistance, rehabilitation etc. A loose coordination amongst disability organizations was worked out to collectively respond to the needs of children and persons with disabilities as well as those who may acquire a disability as a result of the violence.

In the field visits conducted by our volunteers during the course of the past eight days, over thirty people, mostly those with a pre-existing condition have been identified who would be needing various forms of support. Two of them, who are hard of hearing have lost their hearing aids; a paraplegic person lost his wheelchair; one case of injury to spinal cord due to gunshot injury has been reported; two cases of damage to eyes and complete loss of sight has come to our knowledge; a few cases of loss of limb or disk injury leading to impairment and disability on account of jumping from higher floors to escape from fires lit by violent mobs have been brought to our notice.

Meanwhile, a wheel chair, thanks to Aastha was handed over to Mohd. Sameer, Mustafad, who had lost his wheelchair. Volunteers will be taking two persons for an audiometric assessment in a day or two to assess their hearing aid requirement, again thanks to Aastha. Persons facing mental trauma have been referred to the IHBAS. Other cases are also being attended to.

Let us bear in mind that while immediate care/relief may be provided, rehabilitation will be a long drawn process, especially for those who have acquired a disability in this communal violence. Apart from various adaptations that may have to be made in their personal life, both the person and their families will need counselling to comprehend the challenges and make the adaptations in physical infrastructure within their homes, acquisition of skills for employment, medical needs, as also to be prepared mentally, etc. It is a long drawn process involving various agencies.

We thank all those who have been liberal with their donations and to the volunteers who have worked tirelessly. But we need more volunteers and plenty of funds. Please assist us in our efforts, wholeheartedly.

Those who would like to volunteer may write to nprd.in@gmail.com, indicating their preferred days/timings.

Funds may be remitted to:

Account Holder: National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled
SB A/c No. 07621000008629
IFSC Code: PSIB0000762
Punjab & Sind Bank, Gole Market Branch, New Delhi 110001
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Friday 13 March 2020

Khalsa Aid relief efforts

Khalsa Aid has been doing great work on the ground. See their Facebook and Twitter pages for more.

You can donate to them via bank transfer:

Account Name: Khalsa Aid India Charitable Trust
Bank: ICICI
Account Number: 6635 0560 0157
IFSC Code: ICIC0006635
MIRCR: 110229171
Branch: Naraina
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Thursday 12 March 2020

Indias Muslims Endowment Fund

From the fundraiser page:
We are a digital community platform of socially engaged Indian Muslims, which focuses on Social, Economical & Educational Upliftment of the Community.

As of now funds raised via IndiasMuslims Endowment Fund will be utilised for verified & genuine victims of Delhi Violence where the money required is smaller. (less then 1 Lakh INR).

Kindly note that we accept donation-charity ONLY from Indian citizens and ONLY in Indian Rupees. We do NOT accept donation or charity from foreigners AND in foreign currency. We do NOT accept foreign remittance as we are not registered under the FCRA Act.

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Delhi Refief Collective fundraising campaign for Hamaari Sada Trust

Delhi Relief Collective (similar name, but this blog is not affiliated with it) is running a campaign on OurDemocracy's site raising funds for Hamari Sada Trust, a Delhi-based NGO working for education and empowerment of the underprivileged. The campaign has a ₹90 lakh goal, with just over ₹33 lakh has been collected as of this posting.

Find out more here.

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Tuesday 10 March 2020

Individuals directing funds to those affected

Several individuals are reaching out to those who have lost homes and/or livelihoods, verifying their losses, and appealing, via their Twitter accounts, to concerned people to donate directly to their bank accounts. The list is being updated regularly, so do check back.

Among them are:

• Dushyant

• Hasiba Amin

• Abshar

• Yawer

• Suboohi

• Dr Nazma

• Midhat Kidwai

• Poojan Sahil

• Sahir Nooman

• شمس

• Fatima Zohra

• Dr_Aqsa_Shaikh, HelpingHandsTwt and DeskHamdard. (See also Helping Hands Foundation on Facebook.)

• Vinod Chand and Shams Kabir are requesting donations of a minimum of ₹100 via Paytm or Google Pay. More here.

• Isha Singh Sawhney and also her Instagram stories at peachisha

• prarthna singh

• seema

• Rukshar Saleem

• Rana Safvi رعنا राना, Hana Khan, HussainYuman, and Tarique Hameed

• Swati D'souza

• Nupur Singh Riat

• Shachi Nelli

Please note that these good folk are all, like you, multi-dimensional people with varied interests; so you may have to scroll down their timelines to find the posts that link to their relief work.
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Delhi Solidarity Relief and Rehabilitation Committee: call for vounteers

Form for volunteers here.

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Jamia Coordination Committee

A student-run initiative collecting goods (no cash) that is sent out to families in need.

Friend Kriti Monga, with others, has started an Amazon wish-list which lets you buy things that are delivered to the JCC team, which then sorts, packages and despatches the material. The list is updated regularly, and you should sort it by priority (button on the top-right) to see what's most needed at any time.

See the list here.

And keep track of what's happening with this effort in this tweet thread.
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Legal help: call to law students

India Civil Liberties Union put out a call for law students to help lawyers with legal aid. Use this form to get in touch.

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Citizens for Peace collection centres

Jamia Helpdesk
Law Faculty, Gate no. 5, Jamia Millia Islamia

JNU Helpdesk
Sabarmati T-point, JNU

Okhla Centre
Joga bai extn khajoori road, near Batla hospital

Hamdard Helpdesk
Ibn-e-Batuta MBBS Boys’ Hostel, Jamia Hamdard

Turkuman Gate Centre
Faiz Ilahi Masjid

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Delhi government collection centres for donation of materials

D.C. (North East) address:
D.C. Office Complex,
Nand Nagri,
Opposite Gagan Cinema,
Delhi-93

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OR

SDM Office
Shahdara.
Contact Rahul 9643006247

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Delhi Chief Minister's Relief Fund

Accepting: cheques or demand drafts

Delhi Chief Minister's Relief Fund

Account details
Account No. 91042150000237
Bank: Syndicate Bank, Delhi Secretariat Branch
IFSC Code: SYNB0009104

Cheque/Demand Draft should be in the name of "LG/CM Relief Fund"

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