COVID-19 Relief: Turning Despair into Hope During India's Darkest Hour

When India's oxygen crisis peaked in April 2021, our volunteers navigated corpse-filled streets to deliver 500+ oxygen concentrators to gasping patients. By November 2023, we'd supported 10,000+ families with life-saving interventions—proving that humanity outlives any virus.

The Crisis & Our Response

As hospitals overflowed and crematoria glowed through nights, we mobilized:

• 24/7 Oxygen Banks: Sourced concentrators from China/Germany; adapted auto-rickshaws for mobile delivery
• Vaccine Access Brigades: Vaccinated 5,000+ in tribal/rural areas through pop-up clinics
• Livelihood Lifelines: Cash transfers to 2,000+ daily wage workers stranded by lockdowns
• Last Rites Dignity: Free cremation support for 380+ families

2021-2023 Impact Snapshot

Our Frontline Battlefields

💨 Oxygen Emergency Response

The Night We Cheated Death

When a Kolkata ICU put 22 patients on a single oxygen cylinder, our team:

• Activated corporate donors for 300 concentrators within 72 hrs
• Trained 450+ volunteers in safe cylinder handling
• Created "Oxygen Maps" showing real-time supplier availability

Result: 93% survival rate among recipients like 65-year-old Rajiv Das, who regained consciousness after 14 hours on our concentrator.

💉 Vaccine Justice Initiative

Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide

In Sundarbans villages where myths spread faster than viruses:

• Converted fishing boats into vaccine ferries
• Recounted 12 grandmothers as "myth-buster ambassadors"
• Used projector trucks to show vaccine manufacturing videos

Outcome: 85% vaccination coverage in target slums vs. state avg. of 52%.

🍚 Hunger Eradication Drive

Community Kitchens That Fed Thousands

Our "Roti Ghar" model:

• Partnered with 120+ home chefs for hygienic meal production
• Deployed GPS-tracked delivery bikes with insulated boxes
• Served diabetic/renal-specific meals for chronic patients

Impact: 2.1 million meals distributed including to sex workers' children denied ration cards.

Survivors' Voices

"When my wife died gasping for oxygen, I almost jumped into the Hooghly. Then Nabatara gave me a vaccine auto-rickshaw. Transporting 1,200+ tribal villagers to clinics became my therapy. Saving others saved me."

"After losing 14 patients in one shift, I couldn't stop crying. Nabatara's mental health counselors taught me trauma-release techniques. Today, I train others in ICU resilience."

Anatomy of Relief: How Your Contribution Worked

💰 ₹50 Lakhs Allocated Transparently

🤝 Corporate-NGO Synergy

• Tata Steel: Funded oxygen plants at 3 rural clinics
• Zomato: Optimized meal delivery routes using AI
• Apollo Hospitals: Telemedicine training for volunteers