Amid a countrywide lockdown announced by the government to limit the spread of Covid-19 infections, migrant workers, families of daily wage earners and other vulnerable sections of the community have been among the worst hit - living with hunger and on the brink of starvation.

Farmers remain a vulnerable section of the community and with the nation-wide Corona Virus lockdown taking place during the peak of rabi season in India, when crops like paddy, wheat, gram, lentil, and mustard are at harvestable stage or almost reaching maturity, farmers have had to face increased vulnerability.

Predominantly involved in inter-lending and in providing community support, Self-Help Groups in Ambuja Foundation's core villages are now also playing a role in fighting COVID-19 - by making face Masks!

Ambuja Foundation works with over 144 Sakhis across locations, and today they are playing a major role working closely with the village health authorities in restricting the entry of COVID19 into the villages we work in. Ambuja Foundation spoke with two Sakhis from Farakka, West Bengal, who are working rigorously to curb the virus.

The health team of Ambuja Foundation has been at the forefront during this critical time in creating awareness about COVID19 in our core villages

This year, the theme for International Women's Day was #EachforEqual and in response, BusinessWorld shared the insights of various women leaders. Ambuja Foundation's CEO Pearl Tiwari shared her thoughts on the role of women and her experiences at Ambuja Foundation as part of the article:

Never in his wildest dreams did Paramjit Singh imagine he would be the owner of multiple businesses and employ 25 people.

Ambuja Foundation has been working in the hills of Himachal Pradesh for the last 2 decades, tackling social issues and community needs one by one.

'New projects' are an integral part of life at Ambuja Foundation

Working on the ground in remote areas of Himachal Pradesh presents a variety of unique challenges for on-ground implementation teams.

When Ambuja Foundation commenced work in Darlaghat they soon realized that water was the most pressing issue impacting the community.

In order to help our communities stay abreast of 'do's and don'ts' in relation to the current Corona Virus crisis, Ambuja Foundation harnessed key information from WHO and developed an 'FAQs' document which was circulated via Whatsapp to Sarpanches, Sakhis, Anganwadi Workers, ANMs, BCI Farmers and many other groups that Ambuja Foundation is working with.