Covid 19 Pandemic Response

COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Dipshikha has taken initiatives to provide emergency food and protective materials support among the vulnerable families at the time of pandemic COVID-19 and also taken initiative different activities to aware the people about prevention of COVID-19. Dipshikha provided food package support among the selected needy families, special food and medicine among of the pregnant mothers, children food, protective materials among the families so that they become able to overcome the covid-19 crises. The intervention started on 16th May 2020 and up to October’2020 total 8,743 families received emergency relief materials from Dipshikha. Total allocated fund in this regard is approx. BDT.1,02,49,432/-

The main Objectives of the intervention are:

  1. Provide emergency food support so that the vulnerable families able to overcome food crisis due corona situation.
  2. Ensure available protective materials (soap, mask and sanitizer) and proper use of them to protect Corona infection for the targeted families.
  3. Awareness raising among the beneficiary families of GOTI and also community people of project area on Covid-19 prevention and protection.
  4. Mitigation of nutritional and food requirement by providing special food for pregnant mothers and children under GOTI project.

Upazila wise emergency food support given bellow-

Distributed materials

District

Upazila

Number of Family

Dinajpur

Birgonj

208

Emergency food support:

Rice-65,855 kg.

Dal-5,053 kg.

Soybean-3,468 liter,

Salt-3,939 kg,

Potato-10,548 kg,

Sugar-1,550 kg

Bochagonj

200

Kaharol

463

Birol

593

Ghoraghat

540

Sirajgonj

Raigonj

275

Tarash

275

Rajshahi

Godagari

690

Tanore

390

Total

3634

Special food and medicine support for pregnant mothers:

Due to corona situation it observed that many families fallen into vulnerable situation due to lose their job. So, they were facing economic crisis and were in want of food at this situation. For the pregnant mothers of these families were more vulnerable situation because it was very difficult for the vulnerable families to provide necessary food and nutrient for pregnant mother these families. So, considering this critical situation special food and medicine support provided for pregnant mothers among the families under GOTI project of different areas.

Upazila wise no. of pregnant mothers who got support is given bellow-

District

Upazila

Number of Family

Distributed materials

Dinajpur

Kaharol

20

Food and medicine support:

Mother Horlicks-400 packet

Zinc tablet- 6000

Iron tablet -6000

Multivitamin-200 packet

Birol

20

Ghoraghat

40

Sirajgonj

Raigonj

20

Tarash

20

Rajshahi

Godagari

40

Tanore

40

Total

200

Special Food support for the children:

For the corona crisis children are the another vulnerable group in the family. For deficit of necessary nutrient directly hamper the growth of children which will be effect for the future. But for the poor family it is also very difficult to provide necessary food for their children. So, considering this special children food provided among the children of poor families under GOTI project of different areas.

No. of child got special food support is given bellow-

District

Upazila

Number of Family

Distributed materials

Dinajpur

Kaharol

25

Food support:

Junior Horlicks-500 packets

Milk powder-250 Packet

Birol

25

Ghoraghat

50

Sirajgonj

Raigonj

25

Tarash

25

Rajshahi

Godagari

50

Tanore

50

Total

250

Distribution of Protective materials:

For personal safety and health protection for the members of beneficiaries from COVID-19 different protective materials distributed among 8743 families.

No. of families got protective material support is given bellow-

District

Upazila

Number of Family

Distributed materials

Dinajpur

Birgonj

1008

Protective materials support:

Mask-39,135 pieces

Soap-30,908 pieces

Hand sanitizer (250ml) -126,00 (bottle)

Bochagonj

1000

Kaharol

939

Birol

771

Ghoraghat

1200

Siragonj

Raigonj

700

Tarash

600

Rajshahi

Godagari

1525

Tanore

1000

Total

8743

All the required mask produced by the trained tailoring students from Dipshikha.






Awareness raising among the beneficiary families on COVID-19 contamination and protection.

Arrange training on ‘COVID-19 contamination and protection:

For awareness raising on COVID-19 among the community people training and orientation course arranged. Day long training courses on ‘COVID-19 contamination and protection’ were arranged for 300 association leaders under GOTI project of different areas. Medical officers from Upazila Health office were the resources persons of these courses. Relevant information on Corona like its characteristics, its movement and how to spread out and preventive measures to safe from corona was the main topics of the training.

Trained leaders shared the topic among other members at their respective association level.

Upazila wise conducted training among the association leaders are given below-

Name of course

Upazila wise participants

Birol

Kaharol

Ghoraghat

Raigonj

Tarash

Godagari

Total

COVID-19 contamination and protection’

35

35

100

50

50

30

300

Orientation on COVID-19




To protect contamination from corona virus orientation courses arranged on COVID -19 contamination and protection’ for the beneficiary’s families. These course arranged clustered basis at community level. Project staff facilitated this orientation courses. They discussed different information on Corona like its characteristics, its spread out and preventive measures to safe from corona etc. in this orientation course. They also demonstrate the proper uses of different protective materials (hand wash, proper use of mask, use of sanitizer, maintain social distance etc.) as per recommendation of World Health Organization. Total 4000 persons form the beneficiary’s families participated these orientation courses

Upazila wise conducted orientation among the beneficiary’s families are given below-

Name of course

Area wise participants

Total

Birol

Kaharol

Ghoraghat

Raigonj

Tarash

Godagari

Tonore

COVID -19 contamination and protection’

500

600

800

500

400

700

500

4000

Distribute leaflet on COVID-19

Leaflet distributed on COVIT-19 among the Family, association’s members, group members, forum members and community people so that people became aware on covid-19 and able to take preventive and protective measures. 6000 leaflet printed and distributed in the project area.


Upazila wise leaflet distribution-

Area wise leaflet distribution

Rudrapur

Ghoraghat

Nimgachi

Godagari

Tanore

Total

1200 copies

1200

copies

1600

copies

1200

copies

800

copies

6000

copies

Poster publication

For mass awareness on COVID-19 posters printed containing all necessary information and fixing it different places in the area so that the community can observe the necessary information easily. Total 2000 poster printed for this purpose. It observed that community people observing the information from poster with interest and they are becoming conscious about corona contamination and maintain safety measure against corona

Upazila wise poster publication-

Area wise poster publication

Rudrapur

Ghoraghat

Nimgachi

Godagari

Tanore

Birgonj

Bochagonj

Total

500 copies

400 copies

50 copies

300 copies

300 copies

1000 copies

1000 copies

2000 copies

Establish Billboard

Purpose of this activity is to disseminate information on ‘COVID-19 contamination and its prevention’ among mass people at the community level and to create awareness on corona among the families. For this activity total 30 Billboards prepared on 3 different theme (type) on COVID-19 and established these Billboard at different strategic places of the project area under GOTI project (Different Upazila). It observed that community people observing the information from Billboard with interest. Community people from the project area appreciated for this initiative and gave thanks to Dipshikha.

Billboard on COVID-19

Upazila wise Billboard establishment-Distribution of hand mike set:Hand mike set (Megaphone) distributed among the association so that they association can campaign on COVID-19 at their community level. It observed that Associations are using these hand mike set for different program related to awareness raising on COVID-19.Upazila wise hand mike set (Megaphone) distribution-

Area wise Billboard establishment

Rudrapur

Ghoraghat

Nimgachi

Godagari

Tanore

Total

7

5

8

5

5

30


Birol

Kaharol

Ghoraghat

Raigonj

Tarash

Godagari

Total

6

6

15

8

7

8

50