Stories of Hope
On our distribution rounds, we witnessed first-hand the joy a little thoughtfulness can spark. We heard stories of perseverance and courage. We saw individuals with little means sharing their meagre resources and supporting each other. Everybody wanted to play their part and contribute in some way or another. In fact, in one of the communities we reached out to, the women volunteered to share the kits among themselves to save us the trouble of distribution. This heartening generosity also came to our aid during the lockdown when only essential services were allowed to move. The owner of a dairy service offered us his milk delivery van to distribute our kits.
These incidents strengthened our resolve to continue the Give with Dignity™ campaign.
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Success Stories
We procured sanitary napkins manufactured by Bestie in Theni, Tamil Nadu for mass distribution to women across the country through our Dignity Kits.
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We procured 17,800 diyas and 9,000 masks from Sharda Social Welfare Trust for specially-abled women and children to add to our Dignity Kits.
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Sigura Oil, a self-help group in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, founded by Ariharan Guruswamy, assists farmers in sesame oil production with better supply chains and marketing linkages. As it was suddenly caught in a bottleneck when the lockdown was announced, we procured edible oil from them to add to our Dignity Kits and distribute across the country.
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To bridge this gap between the daily necessities of people and the struggles of local businesses, we procured rock salt from Kasthuri Salt, a small manufacturer in South India, for distribution across the country.
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In the face of adversity, 26-year-old Payal set up a low-cost sanitary pad-making unit that provided a source of livelihood to the women of Rangiatikra. To keep her business afloat and ensure the financial independence of the women employees, we procured sanitary napkins that were distributed to women in need as part of our Diwali campaign.
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The tribal women from Shakti in Orissa’s Kandhamaal District directly procure grains such as moong dal, ragi and haldi from local farmers and package them for sale. To support their venture and source of livelihood, we procured their products to include in our Dignity Kits.
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The differently-abled students at ADAPT, Mumbai, get the opportunity to showcase their handicrafts, especially during Diwali. We procured diyas from them to include in our Dignity Kits.
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A mother and son duo from Tamil Nadu had to shut their provision store during the lockdown and began SNR, a small-scale unit to manufacture multi-purpose masala. We raised around Rs 6 Lakh to financially support their SHG.
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We collaborated with The Wishing Factory by the Late Parth Thakur to procure diyas and support their endeavour of gifting a joyous Diwali to all who have been associated with us in our initiatives – from frontline workers, collaborators, donors as well as the underprivileged.
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During the pandemic lockdown, the Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA) were at risk of losing all the progress they made in uplifting underprivileged youngsters, women and girls. So we placed an order for thousands of masks from them to include in our Dignity Kits.
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We supported the livelihoods of Kedarnath Women’s Centre by procuring a variety of grocery essentials such as turmeric and tea powder to include in our Dignity Kits and help them revive their business.
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We procured sanitary napkins from the Association for Social Health India (ASHI), a shelter home for destitute women and orphan girls from Jammu and Kashmir, to distribute across the country to women in need.
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We procured papad from Vishwa Sindhi Sewa Sangam Mahila Udhyog, a small manufacturer in Mumbai, to include in our Dignity Kits distributed across the country.
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We sourced daily ration items such as rice and wheat flour from Kamdar Organic Producers, an organisation run by farmers from Madhya Pradesh, to include in our Dignity Kits and empower the farmers during the pandemic lockdown.
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Sobati, a sanitary napkin manufacturing unit, was caught in an economic crisis caused by the pandemic lockdown. We procured sanitary napkins from them for distribution to women in need across the country.
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We procured 3,000 eco-friendly masks from Ad-8, a craft group working with women from Rajasthan's borders to manufacture handmade products, to include in our Dignity Kits.
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We procured diyas from Kripanath, a potter in Prayagraj, to help him sustain his business during the pandemic lockdown.
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We supported Umed Pariwar, a residential rehabilitation facility for the Intellectually Developmentally Disabled (IDD) individuals, by procuring a gift hamper handcrafted by the differently abled at Divyang.
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For Kashmir, the pandemic has been a lot harder. After struggling with more than 18 months.
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