Help Vulnerable Communities affected due to Covid-19 and Cyclone Amphan

A two-month lockdown has hit the forest dwelling fringe communities hard. Owing to their remote location and the disrupted supply chain, these communities lack access to even basic commodities like food grain. In cyclone hit West Bengal, the problems have increased twofold. Amidst the pandemic, the fiercest storm in decades, has rendered people homeless. 

Our teams are reaching out to these communities, in and around our project sites, throughout the country. We are distributing food grain, sanitizers and masks.

In the coming few weeks, we aim to reach out to 1750 families in 5 villages in West Bengal, Assam and Jammu &Kashmir. The families will receive provisions for a month.

Additionally, we are also raising funds for procuring PPE kits for our field staff. We want to ensure that they are accorded the highest degree of safety, as they venture out in service of nature and its denizens. 

Communities are an integral part of our forests and since time immemorial, have helped conserve biodiversity. In these trying times, Wildlife Trust of India pledges to stand by them. Through this effort, we want to reach out to these vulnerable people, who have supported us in our efforts to conserve the natural heritage of India. We want to ensure they have access to the basic necessities of life.