Despite the difficulties during these trying times, many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are actively involved in providing food, shelter, drugs and bed facilities to those in need. 

Following are a few NGOs working round the clock and helping people during the second wave:

Bal Utsav

Founded in 2009, Bal Utsav is a Bangalore-based NGO working in the public school education space, NGO under its disaster relief and management program-Dayitva has distributed 24,000 tonnes of food and other supplies to over 30,000 covid affected families since the first lockdown was announced last March 2020. The team for nearly 10 months distributed over 78,000 food and hygiene kits each, more than 30,000 litres of water, 1.4 crore meals, over 11 lakh sanitary pads, more than 1 lakh ORS packets in Karnataka and adjoining areas—procuring the same with the help of donations, both in terms of cash and material aid. Today, with India reeling under the pressure of the second wave, the team has restarted its relief program and in the process of setting up COVID Care Centres (makeshift hospitals) to tackle the bed shortage issue in Bangalore.

Hemkunt Foundation

This Gurugram-based organization started in 2010, the foundation has been providing aid and rehabilitation work for several causes. Last year following the lockdown, the foundation distributed around 360 tonnes of cooked meals to migrant labourers. Currently, the NGO is working on the distribution of Oxygen cylinders to Covid 19 patients for free. This platform is dedicated to assisting people who cannot make it to hospitals and also has 24*7 helpline for emergencies.

Give India

Give India is committed to addressing the shortage of critical breathing equipment in hospitals, such as oxygen cylinders, ventilators, and BiPaps. With the support of its India COVID Response Fund-2, the organization is working to close these crucial healthcare gaps as well as fulfill other critical needs such as food and sanitary products.

Goonj’s Rahat COVID-19

Goonj's Rahat COVID 2021 initiative aims to prioritize the availability of groceries, sanitation necessities, oxygen cylinders, and beds for neglected groups such as artisans, transgenders, sex workers, and others in 26 states and UTs. Their action plan also calls for the use of tangible resources and local expertise to produce sustainable revenue at the local level.

Akshaya Patra Foundation

This age-old Bengaluru-based NGO is working full swing by providing meals and pre-packaged food kits to the marginalised members of the society, including daily wage workers, migrant labourers and destitute people in old age homes and shelters. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the foundation has delivered over 12,00,00,000 meals across 19 states, and it hopes to continue its efforts with the help of donations.