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How to Support Communities in India

as the Covid Crisis Deepens

Ashoka‘s »Changemakers United« initiative supports social innovators in addressing the most pressing issues of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as in bringing systemic changes in critical gaps emerging across healthcare, education, economic development, environment and civic participation all over Europe, Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. As the crisis deepens in India, we are shifting our focus there on the urgent needs and support that we can give to Ashoka Fellows and their organizations at the forefront of the crisis.

On Thursday, April 29, India reported 379,257 new cases and 3,645 new deaths, the highest number of deaths globally in a single day since the start of the pandemic. With its indifference to borders, COVID-19 has repeatedly illustrated our shared humanity and the interdependence of our well-being. And we must act now. Time is a privilege communities in India cannot afford during this crisis. 

We’re listening to our trusted voices on the ground to guide us – Ashoka Fellows – systems-changing social entrepreneurs – acting on challenges across India. They’re telling us what they’re seeing and what communities need right now on the ground.

On this page www.ashoka.org/en-us/how-support-communities-india-covid-crisis-deepens, we are sharing their efforts to address immediate needs. We will continue to update this page based on their changing needs as the situation evolves.