Seema is the Founder, of an NGO SCOPE Plus; which was set up in the year 1996. Since then, through the NGO, Seema has been carrying out a range of activities such as - Promoting literacy in slums, prisons, etc, for illiterate adults and children, and school dropouts. - Remedial educational coaching for poor children studying in government schools. - Spreading awareness about preventive medicine, especially among women and girl-children. - Promoting self-reliance through talks, discussions and seminars - Supporting other organizations by mobilising resource and resource management. SCOPE has always worked with various NGOs and government agencies during natural and man-made calamities. This time was no different except that the level of preparedness to meet the challenges arising out of COVID was low. This did not deter Seema and her team. She was able to mobilise volunteers, her neighbours and even her family members to get involved. The support took the form of making donations to organisations they trusted, mobilising relief work, extending support to inmates of Tihar jail and most importantly looking after some very basic needs of people. She shares some of the activities carried out by SCOPE. • Money was donated to GOONJ, Earth Saviour and SOS. They joined hands with volunteers of Political parties, Delhi Police, Gurudwaras, Rotary Club Faridabad Mid Town – anyone who was involved in relief work. • A ‘Chapatti Brigade’ was formed with help of neighbourhood women to cook food for those walking on roads. • Mr. Natrajan, the Matka man of Panchsheel Park was contacted to make water arrangement for the pedestrians “We were in dilemma whether to keep water in pots because of Covid, but they decided to give water to the daily wagers walking in the heat. We filled empty bottles donated to SCOPE and handed them over to the migrant laborers. It was humbling to quench their thirst”. • A group of inmates of Tihar jail were given off for three months as parole. They all walked to their houses as there was no transport available after the lock down was announced when they were released on the evening of 30th March. They were able to reach 10 inmates to their respective homes. • SCOPE networked with Mrs. and Mr. Anil Behl of Rotary Club Midwest, Faridabad mobilized their club members to collect and distribute Ration to 25 families of Bharat Nagar, Faridabad • They joined hands with a local volunteer who had taken permission from the police to feed the stray dogs living inside a DDA park. We gave ration and much needed clay pots. • SCOPE has been instrumental in procuring and distributing 8000 masks. A volunteer, Mrs. Bela Kapoor Senior lecturer with Institute of Home Economics, designed a mask and gave work to a tailor who had lost his earning because of lock down. Her designs are being picked by NGOs and self-help groups. • They gave sanitisers to service providers too. “We take empty shampoo and sanitizer bottles and refill them to give to street vendors and delivery boys”. • A teacher from Haus Rani and a student volunteer Shabad living in Shahadra helped in identifying the needy families who were daily wagers. Money was sent to neighboring Grocery stores as most of the beneficiaries did not have any digital platform to receive any money. • They are in the process of procuring PPE sets for hospitals and medical centers run by NGOs. • A Corona patient associated with SCOPE Plus was encouraged to donate Plasma to a patient in Max Saket. The same family has started the App DHOONH to put Covid patients in touch with Plasma donors. Our young volunteer Amit Diwedi is supporting the backend Seema also shares the experience of her brother who facilitated the travel of 20 labourers from Delhi to Jhansi by liaising with the district authorities and mobilising funds to hire a bus. A huge help for those, who otherwise would have travelled a distance of over 300 KMs on foot with children as young as 1 year. In the words of Seema “A small step lead to a beautiful, fruitful and satisfying destination.,. Our journey continues”.