Corona Relief Project

Project period:

15.06.2020 - 31.07.2020

Granted amount:

199,729,- DKK

Organization:

Banglabørn

Partners:

Social Motivation Service (SMS)

Pool:

DERF - Nødhjælpspuljen

Grant type:

COVID19 Priority Countries (Priority Countries)

World goals:

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Efforts take place in:

Bangladesh

Resume

Due to the global spread of Corona virus Bangladesh government has declared country wide lockdown. Consequently, day laborers, rickshaw pullers, abandoned women, single mothers etc., who live from hand to mouth, have no access to work and hence no income. No money means no food, and hundred thousands of families are falling into bottomless debt and are starving. This forces them to defy the lock-down. They would rather risk becoming ill with Covid19 than starving at home, hereby contributing to spread of COVID19. - This intervention will provide cash for purchase of essential food items to approx. 1.200 households in Dinajpur and Thakurgaon Districts, enabling them to stay at home for one more month.