🚨 Crisis Support & Emergency Relief Programme

Siri Mahila Sadhikaraka Welfare Society (SMSWS) provides rapid and compassionate crisis support to vulnerable communities facing emergencies such as health crises, pandemics, natural disasters and sudden loss of livelihoods. Our objective is to ensure immediate safety, essential supplies, medical support and linkages to government and community resources.

🎯 Programme Objectives

• 🚑 Provide immediate relief to families affected by emergencies
• 🍛 Ensure food security for vulnerable households through ration support
• 🦠 Facilitate access to medical aid, COVID care and essential medicines
• 🤝 Connect families with government relief schemes and support systems
• 🛡️ Offer psychosocial and emotional support during crises

📘 Core Relief Activities

• 🍱 Ration Kit Distribution — rice, dal, oil, salt, essentials for crisis-affected families
• 🧴 COVID-19 Relief — masks, sanitizers, PPE kits, home-isolation support
• 🛏️ Emergency Medical Help — medicine support, hospital linkages, arranging ambulances
• 🧪 ART & Health Continuity — delivering medicines to PLHIV during lockdowns
• 🧊 Oxygen Support Coordination — oxygen concentrators and emergency referrals
• 📦 Clothing & Hygienic Supplies — for distressed families
• 💬 Psychosocial First Aid — handling anxiety, grief and emotional distress
• 📢 Information Services — updates on safety measures, vaccines and entitlements

🛠️ Implementation Framework

• 📍 Mapping high-distress households through field volunteers
• 🚐 Mobilising ration kits, PPE and medicines through donor & CSR support
• 🏥 Linking severe cases to hospitals, PHCs and emergency services
• 📞 Operating emergency helpline support through community facilitators
• 📑 Documenting beneficiary lists for relief accountability
• 🤝 Coordination with government departments for relief schemes
• 🔁 Post-crisis follow-up for long-term support and rehabilitation

🎨 Awareness & Preparedness Activities

• 🫧 Training on hygiene, handwashing and infection prevention
• 💉 Mobilisation for vaccination drives & health check-ups
• 📢 Community announcements on emergency preparedness
• 📚 Distribution of leaflets on safety, government support & helplines
• 🧑‍🏫 Sessions on disaster preparedness and family emergency planning

🤝 Key Partnerships

• 🏥 Government health departments & hospitals — medical linkages
• 🎗️ NGOs, donors & CSR partners — ration kits and emergency supplies
• 🏛️ Local administration — travel passes, permissions & relief coordination
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Community facilitators & volunteers — household-level support
• 🏬 Vendors & suppliers — low-cost procurement of relief materials

📋 Monitoring & Key Indicators

• 🔢 Number of families receiving ration kits and emergency supplies
• 🚑 Number of medical support cases linked or stabilized
• 🧴 PPE/hygiene kits distributed during pandemics
• 📈 Number of follow-ups for chronic health support
• 💬 Feedback from beneficiaries on relief effectiveness
• 📸 Documentation for accountability & donor reporting

🔒 Safeguards & Ethics

• 🔐 Fair and transparent distribution of relief materials
• 🫶 Prioritising the most vulnerable (widows, PLHIV, elderly, disabled)
• 🤝 No discrimination in service delivery
• ⚖️ Accountability for all supplies received and distributed
• 💬 Respectful communication during crisis situations

💰 Indicative Budget Components

• 🍱 Ration Kits — ₹600–₹1,500 per family
• 🧴 Hygiene Kits — ₹200–₹500 per person
• 💊 Emergency Medicine Support — ₹500–₹2,500
• 🚐 Logistics, transport, volunteers — ₹2,000–₹10,000
• 🧪 PPE (COVID) — based on stock availability

🗣️ Community Voices

“During lockdown, SMSWS was the only organisation that brought food and medicines to our doorstep. Their support helped us survive.”
– Beneficiary, Vizianagaram

📞 Contact for Crisis Support

Unit: Crisis Support & Emergency Relief Programme (SMSWS)
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 939 827 6995
Email: smswscbo995@gmail.com
Next step: Share the emergency needs — our team will immediately coordinate support.