Cognizant outreach and The We Foundation rapid response to the coronavirus in India
                     COGNIZANT OUTREACH AND THE WE 
FOUNDATION’S RAPID RESPONSE TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IN INDIA
The We Foundation’s Rapid Response Team in coordination with the Government 
conducted active case searches by organizing community-based rapid screening 
of families in the locations where we distributed relief kits to the families.
With kind donation from Cognizant Outreach, The We 
Foundation organized a five day campaign to reach 600 
families of daily wage workers and migrants with dry ration 
and hygiene kits to ensure that the families have enough 
food on the table for at least 15 days amid Covid crisis. 
The campaign covered both rural and urban parts of 
Bengal.
Measures to curb 
community spread of 
coronavirus
The We Foundation’s Rapid Response Team in coordination with the 
Government conducted active case searches by organizing community-
based rapid screening of families in the locations where we distributed 
relief kits to the families. The screening was done by Government 
healthcare workers and suspected cases were linked with the nearest 
Government health facilities with the help of Local Police, frontline 
health workers and Block/Municipal Administration. Therefore, we are 
not only ensuring food security but also curbing community spread of 
the disease.
Rural India and Urban 
India
Distributed
The We Foundation’s rapid response team distributed 356 food and hygiene kits to migrant and 
daily wagers in the select locations. The Gram Panchayat Pradhan, Upa Pradhan were present in 
the relief camp. Two frontline health workers of Government were screening the people and three 
suspected cases were taken to the nearby Government health centre for covid-19 testing.
Prior to the campaign, the team of 15 members conducted a thorough screening of all households 
at the gram sansad level to avoid wastage of resources and select families received food tokens, 
mentioning the food and hygiene kit distribution date and time. Since social distancing is an 
effective way to stem the community spread of the virus, we had given different time slots to 
beneficiaries to ensure the social distancing norms.
A total of 44 families of daily wage earners especially rickshaw pullers, van pullers, domestic help, 
carpenters, cobblers, barbers received dry ration and hygiene kits. Most of the daily wage earners 
are finding it difficult to arrange two square meals per day.
Celebrating India’s 74th Independence Day with the Homeless and Daily Wage Workers.