Cuddalore Covid-19 Fund
The need for campaign:
Rural communities in poverty are faced with reverse migration and loss of livelihood. The Covid-19 situation compounds existing inequalities such as poor access to transportation, essential goods, credit and also irregular income. Hence, they need greater support to tide over the current Covid-19 crisis.For the 100 families associated with ASSEFA and for the 1200+ children our schools serve, we propose a 2-phased solution, to support families and children to tide over the Covid-19 crisis.
Problem and proposed solution:
Phase 1: Support essentials for familiesNormally, a typical family
- runs on credit
- has to travel at least 15 Km to get essentials (groceries, vegetables, sanitary products
- struggles to earn a steady monthly income
- They do not have enough cash to buy essentials in a go
- They’re having to travel to town as and when they get credit thereby having to travel multiple times
- Government schemes are taking time to reach them
- Livelihood opportunities are scarce and uncertain on when they’d be called back by their previous employer
Phase 1 | ||
For a Rural family | Per month (in INR) | For 3 months (in INR) |
Groceries (Oil, Chillies, Grains, Dals) | 2000 | 6000 |
Vegetables | 1500 | 4500 |
Amenities (EB, sanitary products) | 200 | 600 |
Transportation | 300 | 900 |
Total average cost for family of 5 | 12000 |
How can you support families?
At INR 500 you can sponsor amenities and transportation for 1 family
At INR 1500 you can sponsor amenities and transportation for three months for a rural family of 5
At INR 2000 you can sponsor groceries for a month for a rural family of 5
At INR 3000 you can sponsor vegetables for 2 families for a month for rural family of 5
At INR 4000 you can sponsor domestic expenses for a family of 5 for a month
Your contribution will help the family:
- have the access to over 2000 rupees cash to stock up for 10-15 days
- reduce their travel expense four fold
- reduce exposure to Covid-19 by reducing number of times they travel outside
Phase 2: Support essentials for children
Once basic needs are met, children need support to come back to school. ASSEFA foundation serves 1251 students across 5 schools from 102 remotest villages – by supporting students with transport and learning materials, we ensure families send students back to school, once it is safe for them to be in schools.
Phase 2: ‘Back to school’ kit | |
Item | Amount (in INR) |
Note books | 150 |
Text books | 200 |
Transportation | 100 |
Stationary | 50 |
Total | 500 |
How can you support children?
At INR 500, you can support a child to get back to school.
At INR 15,000, you can support a classroom to be up and running.
At INR 1,00,000, you can support a school to be up and running.
Impact of ‘Back to School’ Kit:
A family recovering from months of no income in poorly connected villages, will struggle to afford a fee to send children back to school, once it is safe for children to come back to school. Supporting a child with a ‘Back to School’ kit (Sponsoring transport and learning materials for a term) helps them start school right away. This gives families the time to figure out livelihood and invest in the education of their children for the rest of the school year.

Who are we?
ASSEFA (Association of Sarva Seva Farms) was set up in 1980 to put to good use the lands collected during the Bhoodan movement led by Acharya Vinobha Bhave. ASSEFA started more than 100 schools in rural Tamil Nadu. In 2005, 5 schools were started in the tsunami - affected rural and coastal Cuddalore. These schools were set up to create a supportive environment to nurture children, disadvantaged by systemic, man-made and natural oppression.
Kanavu was started in 2017, with an aim to nurture these ASSEFA schools and communities as spaces that support families and children to realize their dreams, irrespective of circumstance.
Know more about our work
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cometokannarpet/
Twitter - @cometokannarpet
Gamil - cadp.assefa@gmail.com
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We've been able to successfully fund 18 children in the funds collected since October 2020. Very grateful for your support.
With an aim to support all the 100 identified children, who are currently accessing 'Kathir' program's remote learning - we're extending the deadline of the campaign to the end of academic year - April 30th.
Campaign link to contribute:
https://milaap.org/fundraisers/support-families-and-children-of-cuddalore-1
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We've been able to successfully fund 18 children in the funds collected since October 2020. Very grateful for your support.
With an aim to support all the 100 identified children, who are currently accessing 'Kathir' program's remote learning - we're extending the deadline of the campaign to the end of academic year - April 30th.
Campaign link to contribute:
https://milaap.org/fundraisers/support-families-and-children-of-cuddalore-1
Keep Supporting
Thank you for your support
The reopening dates of schools have not been announced as yet. As we don't want this situation to stop children from learning, we have rolled out the 'Kathir' program.
As of this phase of the year, we have planned for the whole of second term (September - December) to be through Kathir, we have extended the deadline of the fundraiser.
Thank you for your support
The reopening dates of schools have not been announced as yet. As we don't want this situation to stop children from learning, we have rolled out the 'Kathir' program.
As of this phase of the year, we have planned for the whole of second term (September - December) to be through Kathir, we have extended the deadline of the fundraiser.

We thank you for supporting us immensely with donations- we have collectively supported 100 families in rural Cuddalore with emergency funds. These funds have supported families to tide over the initial few months of the pandemic. It helped us to imagine what education can look like, for all the students we serve.
In June 2020, we started our program RAY (Rural Action and You), more fondly knows to our stakeholders as 'Kathir' - meaning ray, which for us signifies unending learning.
In phase 1, we secured over 60 phones , recharge funds and ensured all teachers accessed learning & facilitated learning for students over whatsapp.
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In phase 2, since October 2020, focus has shifted to reaching more students. As a first step, secured donation of 100 tabs and have begun distribution to students with highest needs. As we roll out this program, we need you to support students with,
- learning materials (@ INR 500 per child)
- funding their academic year at school (@INR 10,000 per child)

We thank you for supporting us immensely with donations- we have collectively supported 100 families in rural Cuddalore with emergency funds. These funds have supported families to tide over the initial few months of the pandemic. It helped us to imagine what education can look like, for all the students we serve.
In June 2020, we started our program RAY (Rural Action and You), more fondly knows to our stakeholders as 'Kathir' - meaning ray, which for us signifies unending learning.
In phase 1, we secured over 60 phones , recharge funds and ensured all teachers accessed learning & facilitated learning for students over whatsapp.
https://spark.adobe.com/page/QtKj6DleRX7BL/
In phase 2, since October 2020, focus has shifted to reaching more students. As a first step, secured donation of 100 tabs and have begun distribution to students with highest needs. As we roll out this program, we need you to support students with,
- learning materials (@ INR 500 per child)
- funding their academic year at school (@INR 10,000 per child)
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I am lucky to have such a blissful opportunity ! Many thanks and ALL THE BEST to Nisha, GOWTHAM and Team. May the best be showered
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