97% of Indians are poorer post COVID as unemployment levels moved into double digits, at 14.73% in May 2021 and household incomes in India slumped nearly 75% on average.

Although COVID cases in India have reduced, the pandemic still continues to directly affect several vulnerable populations across rural and urban areas in the country.
Dasra committed to continue supporting grassroots organizations which are leading efforts to provide relief to such communities. Although headlines have moved onto the next trending topic, there is still an urgent need to support credible organizations which are going above and beyond to ensure no Indian is left behind.

Through our #BacktheFrontline campaign so far, Dasra has supported and channeled resources to 142 NGOs across 31 States & Union Territories in India, helping them accelerate their COVID relief efforts which are focused on awareness, immediate care, medical support, training and capacity building of frontline workers, mental health support, financial assistance, skilling and livelihoods. 

​Uniquely, many of the NGOs supported have strong women-focused leadership and truly imbibe the JEDI lens (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) as they work with extremely vulnerable communities who have borne the brunt of the pandemic.

DONATE NOW!

In this time of need, no contribution is too small to make a difference. 
100% of your contributions will be directed to credible grassroots NGOs in India 
Dasra will leverage more than 20 years of experience and networks to ensure:
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  • Due-diligence on credibility, fund absorption capacity and impact on grantee partners, to ensure your funding is being channelized to create maximum impact on the ground.
  • Prompt disbursements to ensure required support reaches the last mile, at the earliest
  • Accountability of impact maintained through periodic check-ins with NGO partners, regular updates from the ground and other grant monitoring practices.
  • 100% of funds raised are tax-deductible and directed to trusted, credible NGOs at the frontline directly

Frontline Warriors

Through our #BacktheFrontline campaign, Dasra is galvanizing a movement of compassionate funders from across the world with a goal to support 100+ locally led community-based NGOs across India that are leveraging their deep experience on the ground to drive impact at the very frontlines of India’s COVID response. These NGOs focus on a range of critical areas:

Physical Health

  • Delivering home-care kits including food, basic medicines for self-care, and personal hygiene products to migrants, tribals, and orphaned children. Training paramedics and healthcare workers to extend the reach of health services wider and further. Last-mile supply of oxygen concentrators and cylinders to healthcare facilities and communities, and timely administering of life-saving medication
  • Building makeshift healthcare facilities including beds and other necessities especially in rural areas
  • Rapid testing for COVID-19 and co-morbidities

​Mental Health

  • Counselling support for youth and others affected by COVID-19
  • Building mental health and resilience of the development sector professionals - especially trainers and facilitators to support those whom they work with
  • Dissemination of parenting and mental healthcare related resources to communities impacted by COVID-19

Government Support

  • Aligning with existing efforts of state governments for COVID-19 response, operationalising support services like training of frontline workers and distribution and monitoring of COVID supplies at the sub-district level, and awareness activities at the community-level
  • Participating in consultations with government at the national and state levels to help develop guiding briefs to serve as clear recommendations for programming and initiatives, particularly as they relate to young people

Livelihoods

  • Providing cash transfers to rural artisans that have faced major setbacks as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
  • Providing seed grants to women farmers to revive agriculture and enterprise

Youth Participation

  • Mobilizing and nurturing young champions to support communication on key topics such as vaccine readiness and COVID prevention & management
Due to the scale of the problem on the ground and diverse needs of vulnerable communities across India, Dasra will continue to expand this list of NGOs. Our aim is to support 100 grassroots organizations through this movement.

Some of our Partner NGOs include

Relief efforts of 142 grassroots NGOs focus on some of the most vulnerable groups, across 31 States & Union Territories in India

Collaborative Learning Events

#BacktheFrontline
​Collaborative Learning Session IV | 15th July, 2021
Philanthropy in Crisis: Funding for Relief, Rebuilding, and Resilience
#BacktheFrontline
​Collaborative Learning Session III 24th June, 2021
How has the COVID-19 crisis in India evolved? And how must we respond?
#BacktheFrontline
​Collaborative Learning Session II 17th June, 2021
​Against All Odds: The Contribution and Plight of India’s non-FCRA Certified NGOs
#BacktheFrontline
​Collaborative Learning Session 13th May, 2021
Hear from grassroots NGO leaders in India working at
​the frontlines of COVID-19

#BacktheFrontline: Social Media

#BacktheFrontline: Press Coverage

Become a part of the #BacktheFrontline movement

  • #BacktheFrontline Interns – We are looking for full-time volunteers /interns for a period of 2-3 months. They can be based anywhere in the world. We are looking for candidates who can support with partnerships, amplification, social media, research, writing, video editing and general project management. Do share skills that you would be able to contribute with at philanthropy@dasra.org 
  • Amplification Support – If you know of any organization, networks, influencers, media houses that can help us amplify the movement, please do write to us at philanthropy@dasra.org    
  • Campaign Support – If you know of individuals within your network who would like to setup a fundraising campaign to support the movement, we would be happy to support