Women from ActionAid’s Young Urban Women Programme in Dharavi receive food kits as part of Covid relief distribution.
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Resource ID
9530
Access
Open
Date
08 May 21
Country
India
Appeal Name
Coronavirus
Location
Delhi
Credit
Ritesh Uttamchandani/ActionAid
Caption
Resdients of Rajiv Gandhi Nagar slum in Dharavi, Mumbai receives a package of dry rations from an Action Aid volunteer, 8 May 2021. A group of 60 young women from ActionAid’s Young Urban Women Programme in Dharavi were handed out food kits as part of Covid relief distribution. Dharavi is popular as Asia’s largest slum. The families live in close quarters in very tiny houses with no scope for isolation or self-quarantine. They have common community toilets and on average 80-100 people use one block of toilets.
Dharavi has small manufacturing and processing units for leather, textiles, food, handicrafts, and the rest have odd jobs and are mainly daily wage earners. Some of the YUW young women are in college while a few of them are into odd jobs such as housemaids, textile factory labor, etc.
All those who were working are currently out of work as units are closed due to lockdown. Housemaids have also been restricted from work and entry into neighbouring buildings. Dharavi due to its conditions carries a stigma for its residents as they are often wrongly viewed as carriers of the virus.
The kits comprised of Rice, Flour, Toor Dal, Masoor Dal, Sugar, Oil, Spice Powders, Sanitary Napkins, Biscuits, Salt, and Detergent & Bathing Soaps.
With many out of work, the family incomes and livelihood have been badly affected. Even a one month’s supply makes a big difference to the families as it helps them cope better with other expenses such as rent, electricity and medicines, if any.