Josh’s efforts to support Covid warriors and

 Josh’s efforts to support Covid warriors and frontline workers

~Acknowledged by PM CARES Fund and ACT Grants for contributing INR 5 crores through #IAmABlueWarrior initiative~

Josh, India’s fastest growing and most-engaged short video app, has recently received appreciation and acknowledgement from PM CARES Fund and ACT Grants for donating a total sum of INR 5 crores. While the nation battled one of the toughest phases in history due to the intensifying second wave of COVID-19 infections, many Good Samaritans came forward to extend their help to strangers affected by the pandemic. Earlier last month, Josh app launched #IAmABlueWarrior fundraiser initiative to help these Covid warriors and frontline workers who have been working tirelessly to help the society in every possible way.

Leveraging its massive creator community and 100 million strong user base, Josh invited participation from creators to generate unique creative content under 8 different themes namely #ImportanceOfSanitization, #DoubleMask, #SocialDistancing, #VaccinationAwareness,  #Covid19Hygiene, #StayCautious, #StayhomeStaysafe, #MythsNTruths using the hashtag #IAmABlueWarrior and were also requested to change their display pictures to the campaign’s official logo on their social media handles. The theme #DoubleMask received the highest number of video entries, addressing the importance and need of the hour to mask up. The whole idea behind the campaign was to generate funds through videos created by using the hashtag #IAmABlueWarrior.

Josh witnessed a never-seen- before unity among its creators and users in supporting the campaign. As a result, #IAmABlueWarrior amassed participation of 150,000 + creators, 60,000 + videos on Josh with engagement over 20M likes, 93M views and 430k comments. Moreover, the campaign garnered over 13,000 posts on Instagram with 4.5M likes and 197M views, 3000 mentions on FB + Twitter and about 28M Whatsapp messages delivered across groups. Under the initiative, Josh also launched a beautiful custom made title track by Clinton Cerejo that provided a ray of hope to the people battling difficult situations during these times.

Rajniesh Duggall shares 'Jai Hind Jai Bharat' song as a

Rajniesh Duggall shares  'Jai Hind Jai Bharat' song as a tribute to frontline warriors

Doctors, medical staff, police, and all the frontline workers are working tirelessly helping us fight the deadly coronavirus. As a tribute to their hard work during these testing times, popular actors like Rajniesh Duggall, Krushna Abhishek, Urvashi Dholakia, Mugdha Godse, Raju Srivastava, and many others have come together with a special song 'Jai Hind Jai Bharat' as an ode to the frontline warriors.

The song evokes pride and the immense gratitude all the citizens of India have for all their hard work and selflessness.

Actor Rajniesh Duggall wrote, "This is for all the frontline warriors who have been fighting for us every day, risking their lives and guarding us fearlessly. We salute you! Jai Hind, Jai Bharat."

Link: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CB09_CbFZcF/?igshid=a0j5l9h7w4z4

The song is produced and directed by Sonu Vijan and composed by Dhruv Dhalla, sung by Aabhik Ghosh and  Kanchhan Srivas and is penned by Secret Yash.

வேலம்மாள் வித்யாலயா பள்ளி மாணவர்கள்

வேலம்மாள் வித்யாலயா பள்ளி மாணவர்கள் தயாரித்த ஐந்தாயிரம் முகக்கவசங்கள்
திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்ட கலெக்டரிடம் வழங்கப்பட்டது

ஆவடியை அடுத்த பருத்திப்பட்டு வேலம்மாள் வித்யாலயா பள்ளி மாணவர்கள் ஒன்றிணைந்து, தங்களின் தனிப்பட்ட முயற்சியால் ஐந்தாயிரம் முகக்கவசங்களைத் தைத்துள்ளனர். இந்த நற்பணியில் நூற்றுக்கும் மேற்பட்ட மாணவர்கள் பங்கேற்றுள்ளனர்.

சிறந்த ஆசிரியர்கள் மற்றும் சிறந்த பாடத்திட்டம் மூலம்  மாணவர்களைச் சாதனையாளர்களாக மாற்றும் வேலம்மாள் நெக்ஸஸ் கல்விக் குழுமம், மாணவர்கள் அனைவரும் எடுத்திருக்கும் இந்த முயற்சியால் பெருமிதம் கொள்கிறது.

பெற்றோர்களுடன் வீட்டினுள் அடைப்பட்டு கிடக்கும் இந்த வேளையில், ஒரு பொறுப்புள்ள குடிமகனாய் சமூகச் சிந்தனையோடும், தன்னம்பிக்கையோடும், நாட்டுமக்களுக்கு உதவும் வகையில் முகக்கவசம் தயாரித்திருப்பது பெருமை கொள்ளச் செய்கிறது.

இதனைத் தொடர்ந்து, பள்ளித் தாளாளர் எம்.வி.எம்.வேல்மோகன் அவர்கள் உத்தரவின்பேரில், பருத்திப்பட்டு வேலம்மாள் வித்யலயாவின் முதல்வர் திருமதி. வி.செல்வநாயகி அவர்கள், திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்ட கலெக்டர் மகேஸ்வரி ரவிக்குமார் அவர்களிடம் ஜுன் 1 அன்று ஆட்சியர் அலுவலகத்தில் இந்த ஐந்தாயிரம் முகக்கவசங்களை வழங்கினார். மாணவர்களின் அபாரத் திறன் கண்டு வியந்தும், அவர்களின் உன்னத நோக்கத்தைப் பாராட்டியும் கலெக்டர் பெற்றுக்கொண்டார்.

கொரோனா வைரஸை விரட்டியடிக்கவும், நாட்டைவிட்டே ஒழிக்கவும் பாடுப்பட்டுவரும் சுகாதாரப் பணியாளர்களுக்கு இந்த முகக்கவசங்களை விநியோகிப்பதாக மாவட்ட கலெக்டர் உறுதியளித்தார்.

Velammal Vidyalaya's noble gesture

Velammal Vidyalaya's noble gesture

Students of Velammal Vidyalaya, Paruthipattu have personally stitched 5000 masks and donated the same to the Collector of Thiruvallur District, Smt. Maheswari Ravikumar, I.A.S at the District Collectorate today.

Velammal Nexus group of schools, well known for its excellent track record of achievements both in academics and extracurricular activities now wishes to extend its patronage to the frontline workers. We are greatly humbled by the efforts taken by all these frontline warriors.

At this unprecedented situation, as a token of reverence, with the guidance of Shri. M.V.M.Velmohan, Correspondent, Velammal Educational Trust, the students personally stitched 5000 masks making optimal use of their time at home. More than 100 students partake in this esteemed process. Children spent quality time with their parents and gained the important social skill of being responsible citizens and in the process felt pride in their endeavour.

The masks were handed over to Smt. Maheshwara Ravikumar, I.A.S. by Ms. V. Selvanayagi, Principal, Velammal Vidyalaya, Paruthipattu on 1st June 2020. Our collector appreciated the noble intentions of the management & kids for their initiative and also assured about the distribution of the masks to our zealous frontline warriors of COVID-19.

Velammal salutes the real heroes who are fighting a valiant war against the pandemic.

Eicher Group Foundation and Metso India join Plan India’s ‘Project

Eicher Group Foundation and Metso India join Plan India’s ‘Project Suraksha’ to support children and girls in vulnerable families

Amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) lock down and outcry from several poor and marginalized families, vulnerability girls and young women has come to the fore. Communities with scanty access to health and sanitation facilities for their girls in this time of crisis are facing the biggest hardships. In response to this, Plan India’s Project Suraksha aims to fight the COVID-19 crisis while working in close coordination with the Government, civil society organisations, corporates and donors to support weaker sections and communities in peril. In order to support Plan India’s cause by means of this project, Eicher Group Foundation and Metso India Pvt. Ltd have come forward to fulfil the organisation’s purpose and mission to provide gender sensitive public health and humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable families so that the impact of the crises on children, girls and young women is minimized and mitigated.

Extending his gratitude towards the supporting corporates, Mohammed Asif, Executive Director, Plan India, said, “Plan India team is ever grateful for the support it is receiving from leading corporates, namely Metso and Eicher Motors, who have come forward to provide much needed humanitarian relief to some of the poorest and most vulnerable families and in particular the girl child. As a leading national NGO, working for social development and humanitarian causes, we are committed to promote awareness and sensitization in adolescent girls and young women on the ways to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus in India. Together, we are partnering the most vulnerable families and supporting their immediate needs of food and personal hygiene. Moving forward we will be working closely with the poor and vulnerable families to help restart education and learning for their children and promote skills and livelihoods in young women and men. While we are committed to our social development mandate, it is indeed encouraging to have socially committed corporates join hands with us to achieve the larger national development goals.”

Plan India’s humanitarian response aims to reach 2 lakh people on the ground with a focus on communicating public health information, distributing hygiene kits, dry ration kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) while ensuring that the needs and rights of girls and young women are addressed.

Eicher Group Foundation has donated to Plan India to provide dry ration and hygiene kits to daily wage workers, small vendors, pregnant and lactating mothers, orphans/abandoned children, primitive and nomadic tribes, families with disabled members, elderly headed household, female headed households, migrant laborer’s in Pune and Bhubaneshwar.

Mr. G Sekar, Director, Eicher Group Foundation, said, “We are committed to supporting the Government and various NGOs in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. We are working on several fronts to provide relief and support measures across various parts of the country. With Plan India and their on-ground partners, we plan to support 1500 families each, in Pune and in Bhubaneshwar.

In Alwar, Rajasthan, Metso India Pvt. Ltd. is supporting the most vulnerable communities affected by COVID-19 by providing dry ration, hygiene kit and personal protective equipment to doctors  and medical kits such as gloves, sanitizer, floor cleaner to the frontline workers (ANM, ASHA, AWW[1] & Lab Technician).

Commenting on the immediate action and commitment towards the crisis, Mr. Sanjar Sehgal, Senior Manager- HR and IR said, “We have been working globally with many not for profit organisations and here in India, we have joined hands with Plan India and hope to ensure that those in need have enough to eat and can protect their families during this lockdown due to COVID-19. This support will reach out to the daily wage earners, migrant labour and poor farmers meeting their day to day needs.” Metso aims to support more than 1560 most vulnerable and economically weaker families with dry ration kits and hygiene kit, 2395 frontline workers with medical and 131 doctors with PPE kit.

Plan India is also supporting the initiative of national agencies like Niti Aayog, National Disaster Management Authority and Ministry of Home Affairs to name a few. Simultaneously Plan India is engaging with local government agencies, civil society organisations, donors and healthcare experts to ensure that correct messages and immediate relief measures reach our beneficiaries to keep them healthy and protected during this pandemic.

Plan India believes that given the nature and scale of the crisis, it is of critical importance that governments, civil society organisations and corporates undertake strategic and collaborative actions spanning both, public health and humanitarian domains. Their focus must be on bolstering public health efforts to contain the COVID-19 disease; and minimising the disruptions and humanitarian fallout on poor people’s livelihoods, education of children, safety and protection of girls and young women and the healthcare of persons with HIV and other chronic illnesses.

Until 25^th April 2020, Plan India has distributed 22,066 + Dry Ration Kits, distributed 24,296 + Hygiene Kits reached 1071 + villages with COVID-19 messaging.

NIT TIRUCHIRAPPALLI RESPONDS TO

NIT TIRUCHIRAPPALLI RESPONDS TO COVID-19

As Covid-19 nationwide lock down enters its fourth week, NIT Tiruchirappalli is multiplying efforts to cope with the pandemic.   Director Mini Shaji Thomas laid out some of the measures taken.

The Institute is all set to produce low cost reusable face-shields that are 3D printed at its Centre for Manufacturing Technology.Work is also underway to design and develop an IoT-based smart ventilator to meet the growing demand for these life-savers.  The first batch of these ventilators are expected to roll out in July.

The frontline workers  including the security, health, and sanitary staff have been issued face masks to carry out their routines. Volunteers are making face covers and reusable cloth masks for the faculty and students.  A task-force has been set up to monitor the campus through tele-surveillance and data gathering for early detection and effective management of potential Covid-19 cases.  A clinical psychologist has also been engaged to handle stress and wellness related problems of the students.

NIT Tiruchirappalli was among the first institutes to prepare hand sanitizers in-house according to WHO-guidelines.  With social distancing becoming mandatory, arrangements have been made for door delivery of essential commodities. The theory course coverage is complete with online teaching and uploading of material on dedicated in-house servers.

Deliberations are going on at several levels to assess the viability of migrating to the online platform for teaching and evaluation till normalcy returns.  The administration is also mobilizing its research teams to come up with innovative solutions for the campus and the nation at large.

Photo Details : Dr. Mini Thomas,Director,NITT and Dr.Priyanka with face shield,with the masks and sanitizer.