Hum Sub and AID - COVID-19 Fundraiser

An unprecedented crisis is unfolding in India with tragic consequences of an unimaginable proportion.  The death rate continues to double every 10 days, and the media is reporting that the true rates could be 5-10 times higher.  The deadly second COVID wave has overwhelmed the country’s healthcare systems. Hospital beds and life-saving medical supplies including oxygen are scarce.


Hum Sub  and the AID  (Association for India's Development) have joined hands to help the communities across India to combat this deadly crisis! We urge you to join us in our urgent effort to save lives.  We are striving towards achieving a goal of $30,000 (based on supporting 10 Health Centers for 3-4 months).  Please DONATE, even a small amount can make a world of a difference. Help India fight its darkest hours.  Every dollar donated until May 25th would be matched by Hum Sub up to a total of $2500.  Friends of AID-RTP will match an additional $7,500 of your donation.  All donations are tax-deductible.

Help save lives, please donate!

AID:

 
The Association for India’s Development (AID) is a volunteer-driven US-based charity focused on sustainable, equitable, and just development of some of the most marginalized communities in India. We partner with over 100 community-based grassroots groups across India to effect impactful change in diverse areas of social development including education, equal rights, environmental justice, and healthcare access.

AID through its network of grassroots groups across India has identified critical areas of need. First, small and large hospitals are running at capacity and facing a severe shortage of beds, oxygen, and vaccines. Second, there is an increased number of COVID cases from remote, rural and tribal districts of India indicative of fast spread in areas with poor public health infrastructure. Third, there is a significant lack of screening and testing facilities. And finally, rampant misinformation, social stigma, and vaccine fears. 

How your donations will be used:

· Deliver oxygen concentrators and ventilators to urban or small-town hospitals. The first shipment of ventilators just reached Mumbai.

· Reduce vaccine hesitancy and improve access through our partners in India.

· Triage, counsel, and advice patients with accurate information about appropriate home care and when to seek hospital support through Helpdesks.

· Support serious cases with helplines to connect with hospitals and available beds.

· Set up telehealth counseling to provide advice and training to village health workers who are responding to COVID in remote villages.

· Help families of extremely poor people whose main breadwinners have died because of COVID or are in the hospital for an extended period. Provide livelihood and food support to thousands of people.

Support the high-risk communities, help spread critical information!

All proceeds from this fundraising will be used in AID’s effort to stem the tide of this pandemic in India. AID volunteers from across the United States are in continuous touch with partners on the ground, evaluating the situation and responding accordingly.

Association for India’s Development Inc. (AID) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. Our federal tax ID is 04-3652609. All donations to AID are tax-deductible. 

Hum Sub:

Hum Sub Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Indian-American cultural organization registered in Cary, NC since 2001. The mission of Hum Sub is to share the social and cultural traditions of India with the residents of the Greater Triangle region of NC and beyond.

Hum Sub is proud to join the fight against COVID by supporting the community through activities such as delivering hot lunches to frontline healthcare workers in local area hospitals, distributing PPEs to the underprivileged and partnering with Interfaith Food Shuttle to provide food to the needy. 
 

Together we can help AID in the fight against COVID. 


Thank you for your donation!