Feed a Stomach
This programme was launched to complement the Kerala government’s establishment of community kitchens during the pandemic. The programme distributed food to the destitute, travellers stuck on the road, students in hostels, guest labourers from other parts of the country, patients undergoing treatment in hospitals and their bystanders, tribal populations and others suffering from food insecurity due to the lockdown. Nearly one lakh packets of cooked food were distributed and 80,000 food packets for families stranded in lockdown.
Pravasi Help Desk
Pandemic was a hard time for the Malayali diaspora across the world, especially those in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, where skilled and semi-skilled migrant workers are accommodated in congested dormitories and labour camps. Coupled with a loss of income and fear about the disease, many of these expats also had to worry about their families residing in Kerala. The Pravasi Help-Desk activated a helpline number through which non-Resident Keralites (NRKs) can seek help. A team of 40 committed doctors voluntarily contributed their time to address the physical and mental health needs of NRKs. Life-saving medicines were arranged for expats in various GCC countries with the help of Nanma’s supporters abroad. Non-medical help is also requested, such as assistance with visas, food materials and assistance for families back in Kerala. These requests are also fulfilled by a dedicated team of police personnel and community volunteers.
Doctors Desk
Mission Better Tomorrow-Nanma Foundation, with support from the Student Police Cadet Programme started Nanma Doctor's Desk, with the aim to connect individuals requiring medical advice to specialist doctors through a telemedicine service. Patients unable to reach hospitals can seek medical help from their homes, free of cost. The Help Desk has been set up at the Institute of Palliative Medicine, Kozhikode. Around 150 doctors from different specialities are part of this venture. Since its inception, the Nanma Doctor's Desk has been fielding approximately 150 calls from across the State on a daily basis. .
Saadaram
The pandemic period witnessed many people venturing out of their comfort zones and working selflessly for others. They were tagged and celebrated as Covid Warriors. But there were some segments of people who never got acknowledged for the tireless effort they put in during the testing times. Mission Better Tomorrow took the initiative to honour those like sanitation and cleaning staff at hospitals, ambulance drivers, employees at crematoriums and mortuaries.
Jeevadara
During the Covid-19 pandemic, blood banks and hospitals faced an acute shortage of blood. They also found it difficult to identify and locate prospective blood donors during an emergency situation. Jeevadhara Blood Donors bank is a network of prospective blood donors from across Kerala, numbering more than 3 lakhs. Blood banks and hospitals are given contact details of Jeevadhara contact persons from Mission Better Tomorrow. If there is an urgent need for blood, these individuals are contacted, who then reach out to the donors from the network and arrange for blood donation.
Cyclathon
As part of the rebranding of Mission Better Tomorrow, a cyclathon was organised in different parts of the globe, spreading the vision of “United in Action for A Better Tomorrow” and on a mission to create “A Peaceful, Progressive and Productive World”. It evoked an overwhelming response with thousands joining the movement from 22 points in the world at the same time on January 9, 2022.
Break Chain Make Change Online Campaign
The Break Chain Make Change was a unique campaign to respond proactively to the pressures of the lockdown period and strengthen the Government’s resolve to fight the pandemic. The closure of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the loss of social interaction with peers made children disturbed. In response to this, the BCMC Online Campaign initiated several activities that children could engage in over social media like Facebook and Instagram and other online platforms with the hashtag #BreakChainMakeChange.
Record Karona
MBT joined hands with the ‘Record Karona’ , a unique campaign from Kashmir to document the resilience and brave journey that the world took up during the pandemic. This was done by sharing works of art on social media platforms. Thousands of children came forward with paintings, drawings and short videos about their resistance through art towards the pandemic that sapped life out of mankind. .