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Feeding the Hungry!

11 May, 2020 by United Way India

Millions of Indians who have been without work for weeks are facing hunger as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak. The most vulnerable are daily wage earners, contract workers, and migrant laborers who have been without work and earnings since the country was shut down on 25 March.   Nearly half of India's workforce of 467 million is self-employed, 36 percent are casual wage workers, while only 17 percent are regular wage workers. Two-thirds of them work without contracts and more than 90 percent lack any social security or health benefits in the workplace.  During any crisis, the biggest problem they all face is the availability of food and rations. The coronavirus lockdown …

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COVID-19 Impact Stories from the ground!

30 April, 2020 by United Way India

UNITED WAY BENGALURU The spread of novel coronavirus in India has quickened in the past few days with new cases of coronavirus. The epidemic has expanded its footprints in the country, affecting more than two hundred thousand people, India stands fifth among the nation's worst hit by COVID-19 pandemic. To fight against COVID-19, United Way Bengaluru exhibited dedication towards immediate response as the team is on the frontlines supporting public health officials and community organizations. United Way Bengaluru's response aimed at enabling supplies of grocery kits to feed needy people for 21 days, hygiene kits with masks and soap, PPE kits for the hospital staff, testing kits …

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Thank you Super Junior!

30 April, 2020 by United Way India

“We at Indian ELF(s) have been thinking of doing our bit to help fight COVID-19 so we collaborated with an international fan base and UNICEF South Africa to help United Way India in this pandemic. We decided to donate under Super Junior's name because the group itself has been brand ambassadors for various goodwill and humanitarian issues. They also came forward to donate as a group and as individual members to help fight COVID-19, which really inspired us to donate for the front liners in our own country”. Super Junior (SuJu) is one of the most respected groups of the second generation of …

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