#CashTransferInBankAccountsOfNeedyPeople, Promoting Farmers, Awareness Campaign & Serving Migrant Laborers @GiveIndia @cinicell @tatatrusts @bread4theworld @CBMIndia @dfat

13-16 May 2020, Jharkhand-Bihar: During this crucial Lockdown, NBJK has transferred money to bank accounts of 147 needy families of Ranchi, East Singhbhum, Koderma, Giridih, Ramgadh and Dumka districts. Each one of them has received Rs. 5000 through NEFT in the very first round of this transparent & full proof relief campaign with support of GiveIndia.

With support of CInI-Tata Trusts at Murhu (Khunti), NBJK promoted Murhu Nari Shakti Kisan Producer Company Limited has supplied 81.5 MT watermelons to Deoghar, Chaibasa, and Jamshedpur along with different markets of Bihar. These watermelons are quite tasty, nutritious and with a different flavor also, the growers claim.

Under the program of Capacitating Social Activists to Reduce Poverty and to Ensure Food Security with support of BFW-Germany, a supported VO Jan Sahyog Kendra-Hazaribag has facilitated tribal farmers of Gomia (Bokaro) to grow watermelons, green vegetables and other crops for their own nutritious intake and cash income through local marketing of these farm products. Another network partner VO Saghan Sewayatan Kendra-Dobhi (Gaya) offers sattu, sharbat, lemon water & biscuits to the migrant laborers coming back to their home from big cities under heavy distress created due to lockdown by COVID-19.

With the program of Community Based Inclusive Development for PwDs by support of CBM India, NBJK workers visit in villages of Dumka district to make people aware about preventive measures like soap handwashing, social distancing and meeting held with Kisan Club members for need assessment to uplift their agriculture.

These small initiatives are like Many a Little makes a Mickle certainly.

Food, Dry Ration & Masks Distribution at Naxal Hit Tribal Villages

10 May 2020, Khunti: Under joint auspices of Khunti Chamber of Commerce & Industries, SEWA Welfare Society and NBJK, 250 needy families have received ration at Saake, Kochang and Baruhatu villages in Arki block of Khunti district.

These families belong to around 20 remote villages including Totkora, Kudada, Ladli, Eechahatu etc. also which are located in dense forest amid hilly terrain and affected by naxal as well as Pathalgadi activities badly. In presence of the Gram Pradhan, all the people got ration at near 12 noon and before that all have been served Khichdi also as their assimilation started at about 6 AM on the day.

After making information to the district control room, a joint team of KCCI, SWS & NBJK including Mr. Vinod Jaiswal, Ms Jyoti Singh and Mr. Mohit Purty has reached there and distributed dry ration with masks among villagers. Mr. Neelkanth Singh Munda (MLA, Khunti) has provided masks to SWS for the purpose.

Also the team members have disseminated information about protective procedures for COVID-19 and an awareness chariot by NBJK was on move in the area. The villagers have shown their commitment for No Entry Corona collectively.

A workshop upon Joint Work Policy of District Administration and NGOs during COVID-19 the pandemic @DC_Hazaribag

06 May 2020, Hazaribag: At Soochna Bhawan, Ms Vijaya Jadhav (Deputy Development Commissioner-Hazaribag) has called a workshop upon joint work policy of the district administration & NGOs during this crucial period of COVID-19 pandemic. As per the guidelines from the MHA & Niti Ayog, the DDC has stressed upon mutual modus operandi, work plans and encouraged various NGOs, CBOs, religious organizations and the bodies working towards economic empowerment of women/farmers to contact the people and to work for them.

The DDCs is the nodal officers and SUPPORT-Hazaribag has been identified as the Mother NGO for this purpose.

On this occasion, the DDC has issued guidelines to the representatives of NGOs about working with the people of COVID-19 affected blocks and chalked out strategy upon various works with the farmers and to increase man-days under MGNREGA. The works by district administration & the organizations include as to identify persons from deprived families & to link them with services & schemes, to make people aware and to educate them about the pandemic, dissemination of needful information & message through social media, to encourage people to follow rules & regulations of lockdown, to indentify people coming from outside-to inform the authority-to manage quarantine center for them, to arrange masks-gloves-head gears, to inform deprived people about the Govt. run Dal Bhat Kendra-Didi Kitchen- meal centers at PSs, distribution of food packets, psychiatric counseling, to operate helpline, to work in hotspot areas, to support Govt. run PDS-Ujjwala yojna-PM Kisan Samman yojna, JanDhan yojna-registration of migrant & local laborers for home return & their registration-providing work under MGNREGA, to make people aware about various schemes, to ensure pre-natal check up for pregnant women, safeguarding children, nutritious food distribution at Anganbadi centers etc. To blame COVID-19 suffering or infected people is a big problem, so the NGOs are supposed to support influential people of society to check the prejudice and to be in touch with the communities to eradicate doubts/mistrust among people. All the issues were discussed broadly in the meeting and the NGOs have been asked to render their support in coordination with the district administration.

As the Honourable Chief Minister launched three new schemes as Nilambar-Pitambar Jal Samriddhi Yojana, Birsa Harit Gram Yojana & Poto Ho Khel Vikas Yojna, the NGOs working in rural areas must support proper execution of these schemes, the DDC said.

The meeting was participated by Mrs. Anuja Rana (DPO, MGNREGA), Mr. Bhawani Shankar Gupta (Secretary, SUPPORT-the mother NGO), Mr. Gaurav Jaiswal (DPO-JSLPS) and chief functionaries of 43 NGOs of the district including Mr. Satish Girija (Secretary, NBJK) who supported the consensus.

#NbjkJoinsHandsAgainstCorona with Medical Utilities @Plan_India to District Authorities

06 May 2020, Hazaribag: Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK) handed over 3-layered mask (1200 pcs), N 95 mask (100 pcs), hand sanitizer 500 ml (300 vials), gloves (1200 pcs), PPE Kit (400 pcs) and infrared thermometer (08 pcs) to Dr. Krishna Kumar (Civil Surgeon, Hazaribag).

Likewise to Dr. K. K. Lal (Superintend, Hazaribag Medical College), he contributed hand sanitizer 500 ml (200 vials), N 95 mask (100 pcs) and dental kit (500 sets) along with 3-layered mask (1200 pcs), hand sanitizer 500 ml (300 vials), gloves (1200 pcs to Mrs. Shipra Sinha (District Social Welfare Officer, Hazaribag).

These Govt. officials have appreciated the move as their departments are in dire need of such support items to deal with influx of migrant laborers/students from outside the state daily. Mr. Girija Satish said that these medical utilities are worth Rs. Seven lakhs approximately and will be helpful for doctors, medical staffs and frontline Corona warriors like Sahiya/ASHA, Anganwadi workers etc.

The support has been mobilized under Child Centered Community Development Program run by NBJK with support of Plan India. Mr. Ranjan Kumar (Program Manager, CCCD) and team have managed the affair.

Miking for #COVID19Awareness in Khunti district by NBJK @tatatrusts @cinicell

25 April 2020, Murhu (Khunti): An Awareness Chariot (Jagrukta Rath) by NBJK started movements across Khunti district to make people aware of the myths & realities around COVID-19 keeping view of the rumors spreading rapidly across rural areas.

Mr. Pradip Kr. Bhagat (BDO, Murhu), Mr. Shambhu Ram (CO, Murhu) and Mr. Mohit Purty (Branch Manager, NBJK-Khunti) have flagged off the Rath to disseminate awareness tips in both Hindi & Mundari, the local dialect of this area.

The Rath has a powerful miking system to make people attentive about proper handwashing with soap, use of mask/towel, social distancing, correct information, early recognition & referral as well as of daily updates from the Government.

Also the District Control Room’s contact nos. as 06528-221755, 06528-222509, 06528-222510 & 06528-222511 are being displayed and communicated for people’s instant access to District Control Room. There are one SUV and three Auto Rikshwas in this awareness line in support of the district administration.

#NbjkRespondsCorona COVID-19 @Plan_India @GiveIndia @SBI_FOUNDATION

20-22 April 2020, Hazaribag-Deoghar: Under Child Centered Community Development program with support of Plan India, NBJK-Churchu has started distributing dry ration and hygiene kit across villages of Churchu block in Hazaribag district. On 20^th at Doomar and Lara villages, 142 families got Rice (25 kg), Pulse (1 kg), Mustard Oil (1 lit), Soap (3 pcs) and Sanitary pad (1 packet) for each. The same items have been provided to 218 families of Churchu and Nagri villages on 21^st April. The NBJK staffs ensure COVID-19 preventive awareness through interpersonal communication. In coming days, the relief operation will cover around 1,900 families from 21 villages of the block.

On 22^nd April in Chouparan block of the district, NBJK has distributed relief packets among all 30 underprivileged households of Bahera Taand village with support of GiveIndia. Each packet contains 5 kg rice, 1 kg pulse, 1 kg gram, ½ litre mustard oil, 2 pcs soap, 5 pcs mask and 6 pcs sanitary napkin.

On the same day in Sadar block of Deoghar district, Team NBJK has distributed Masks (1800 pcs) and Soaps (1000 pcs) to the people in Ramaldih, Shahri, Barsatiya, Gadi and Nawadih villages covered under SBI Gram Seva program with support of SBI Foundation, Mumbai. The distributed masks have been made at the program run tailoring training center by SBI Prerna. The program team reached to households and convinced the community about social distancing with personal hygiene as need of the hour.

#NbjkFightsCorona COVID-19 by Making Masks & Distribution of Food Packets @cbmindia @ElectosteelS @VedantaF @cinicell @tatatrusts

17-18 April 2020, Dumka-Bokaro-Khunti: In villages of Jama block of Dumka district in Jharkhand, NBJK has distributed food & sanitation kits among the Persons with Disabilities. In Kathikund block of the district, such villagers have received food packets & masks.

In Chndankiyari & Chas blocks of Bokaro district, second round of mask making campaign has been started by NBJK run Tailoring Training Centers with the target to make 5000 masks again for front-line community health workers & people.

At Khunti, NBJK added 8 migrant laborers as recipients of food packets as following the tweet from Mr. Hemant Soren (Chief Minister, Jharkhand). These laborers belong to Sahibganj district and got stuck due to continued lock down.

#NBJKFightsCorona COVID-19 in Dumka @CBMIndia @AusHCIndia @dfat

13 April 2020, Dumka: NBJK provided 3 layered mask (900 pcs), N95 mask (80 pcs), sanitizer (100 ml vial, 450 pcs), gloves (10,000 pcs), shoe cover (200 pcs) and head cover cap (200 pcs) to district health department. Dr. Anant Kumar Jha (Civil Surgeon-Dumka) has received the medical utilities on behalf of the department. These clinical items will be useful for frontline medical staffs.

Also the organization offered 100 packets of food supplements to Kathikund block administration. Each packet contains Red Lentil (1 kg), Sugar (1 kg), Soybean (1 kg), Gram (1 kg), Mustard Oil (500 ml) and Soap (2 pcs). Social distancing is being followed at CBID project locations.

Mr. Sudarshan Pandey (Branch Manager, NBJK-Dumka), Mr. Amrit Paswan (CBID Program Manager), Mr. Rajkumar, Mr. Dharmendra Kumar and Mr. Pravir Mehta (All Field Staffs) have contributed the relief activities.

#NBJKFightsCorona COVID-19 in Dumka @cbmindia & Khunti @cinicell @tatatrusts @onlineJSLPS @NITIAayog

09-12 April 2020, Dumka & Khunti: NBJK distributed masks among policemen, health workers, persons with disabilities & their parents in rural areas of Sadar, Kathikund, Jama & Jarmundi blocks of Dumka district. The community is being motivated for hand wash, to use mask and social distancing by CBID program team. The program promoted persons with disabilities started mask making in bulk for stakeholders. For quarantined people at High School-Jama, NBJK provided gram, turmeric powder, soya chunks, pulse, potato and salt to Mr. Sadhucharan Devgam (BDO).

In villages of Murhu block in Khunti district, total 101 underprivileged families are being provided food packets. A rural woman director of Murhu Nari Shakti Kisan Producers Co. Ltd. (the producer company promoted by NBJK) demonstrated hand wash before her community. MNSKPL’s shareholder farmers have supplied 60 MT French beans to Dhanbad. Also Dist. agriculture dept. & JSLPS support the marketing strategy for farm produces like chilli, tomato, jackfruit & watermelon. Under Niti Aayog Survey program, NBJK will work around COVID-19 as to conduct 2 days institutional survey of Sarpanch, ASHAs, AGN, other health workers, community institution members through mobile app for policy level plan to be implemented in Aspirational districts.