Due to the reason of CORONA virus outbreak and instructionsfrom the Government of India to all the Child Care institutions, we sent allthe special children back to their homes safely. The children who have noparents / guardians are with us.
We empathize the necessity of nose masks during the lock down to reduce the spread of Corona virus and there is a scarcity in the market. Then Campus Challenge skill development center started producing nose masks with the help of in house staff and youngsters’ staff living nearby. In total 20000 nose masks produced and distributed to the Police, Revenue, Medical, our children families and Migrant labour walking through NH 16.
Children at Campus Challenge are came from BPL families as their parents are daily labourer. Due to Nation-wide lock down, their families too struggling for food. With the help from the local companies IVAX, Aurobindo and own AS community we have prepared a list of essentials required to survive a family for a month with a disadvantaged child. We served 200 kits to needy children families living in remote fishing and Tribal areas. The Friends Indeed organization paid salaries to all the employees during the lock down.
With request from the Government authorities, our Education center was converted in to a Quarantine center for the migrants. Three batches left from the past 8 weeks and all are tested COVID 19 negative. They are felt so safe to stay inside during their stay and returned to their homes safely.
There are children, pregnant women and elderly people in the migrant quarantine centers are served with milk, cookies and Fruits etc. We ensured the young children in quarantine center feel safe just like their home by giving them play material and food they like.
We at the campus were extremely pained and moved to see the plight of these poor people over NH 16. After speaking to the managing committee, we have decided to do our bit, instead of lamenting and sympathizing with them. As part of our effort, we have decided to provide Safe Drinking water, Face Masks, Fruits, Milk, Energy Drinks, and food packets etc.
We started a campaign with support from local police station and supplying safe drinking water, Milk, Cookies, Boiled Horn grams, Food,Fruits and Nose masks etc.. to the needy people who were walking through NH 16.
Campus Challenge also has an Outreach program, under which medicines, nutrition supplements, assistive devices are distributed in remote areas.
During the nation wide lock down we took permission from the authorities and distributed medicines and nutrients to the Cerebral Palsy and Malnourished children at their door step safely.
There is a kitchen garden at Campus Challenge to feed 200 children on daily basis. Due to lock down all the children were safely dropped at their homes.
2.000 Kgs of Brinjal, Green Chilli, Tomato, Ridge guard, Beans, Lady finger and Papaya from our own garden are distributed to the community kitchens who were cooking food to the home less. Also distributed to the needy people in the surrounding villages and our children families during the lock down period.
CARGO HANDLING PRIVATE WORKERS POOL TRUST donated Laundry machine and generators facility, worth Rs. 23 lakhs, to improve the quality of life of special children at campus challenge.
Our sincere thanks to Sri. K V Krishna Kumar Dutt(SSK Roll NO: 9) and his family members for their wonderful gesture.