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COVID-19 Response











                                  Relief                                    Reconstruction
                                  Immediate                              Supporting response
                                  response for                            for rebuilding lives
                                  coping through                              and livelihoods
                                  the pandemic





                                                       Comprehensive
                                                       Covid Response





                                  Rehabilitation                                 Resilience
                                  Reinstating                          Developing capabilities
                                  pre-pandemic as-is                   and support structures
                                  conditions in the                    for enhanced elasticity
                                  new-normal





                    We express Immense gratitude to those who stood
                    by us and believed in TRIF’s ability to make a difference


 The year, often termed as Black Swan,   Since the beginning of the first wave in 2020,
 brought unprecedented challenges and   TRIF had been at the forefront of the COVID-19
 a reckoning of the ‘next normal’.  response spread across 73 districts in the
 states of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar
 2020 was a difficult year as the world faced a   Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Efforts were
 collective crisis, like never before. As the   channelized to address the immediate health
 Coronavirus pandemic struck countries around   and well-being needs of the community, and
 the world starting early 2020, previously   restoration of the rural economy. TRIF drew
 strained health care systems, the economy   swift support from its stakeholders - CBOs,
 and social support systems were overturned,   donors, CSR and Government agencies – and
 presenting unprecedented challenges. It is   took measures to prevent the spread of the
 unfortunate that those living in the rural parts   virus locally and keeping the economy alive in
 of the country, especially the poor and the   stranded India. Our support translated into
 underprivileged bore the increasing burdens   humanitarian and relief support, getting
 and disproportionate impact of the crisis. TRIF   villages prepared, and equipping frontline   Crowd Funding
 acted promptly and swiftly to stay engaged in   health workers.  With an objective of augmenting reach of TRIF’s COVID-19 response, we sought support of our
 the crisis situation and mobilized resources   friends and society at large to help us raise resources to mount a comprehensive healthcare
 towards supporting the Rural communities.  response. In a short period of time, we gathered support from 72 individual donors,
                    contributing to a crowd funded amount of INR 2.1 Million. We mobilized these funds for
                    humanitarian and relief purposes in geographies of our intervention.





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