Our partnership with RSKS 

COVID-19 has created devastating effects across India, especially in rural areas like Rajasthan where many people don’t get tested for COVID-19 at hospitals and the deaths in rural areas tend to not be officially recorded. Experts in India are saying that the third wave of Coronavirus is on its way and will likely exacerbate the already devastating effects that the pandemic has created in Rajasthan. Local lockdowns caused many migrants, who are low-income, marginalized, daily wage workers, homeless, etc., to return to Ajmer where they are now facing unemployment as well as food and financial insecurity. Many rural communities in Rajasthan are vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 due to the lack of accessible public health education, medical resources, and the spread of misinformation. 

One Day’s Wages is partnered with Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS) to provide support for frontline workers, distribute relief kits, and increase COVID-19 health education. This partnership provided hygiene & medical kit support to 100 frontline workers in 10 hospitals, impacting an estimated 1,000 patients in 12 months. RSKS provided pandemic relief by distributing grocery rations and hygiene kits to nearly 2,800 individuals in 700 low-income families. Through wall paintings and awareness activities, RSKS increased public health education on COVID-19 to a projected 20,000 people in 20 villages.