Ujjawal Women’s Association went ahead with their work of helping the society in this hour of dire need. This was further reinforced by the various guidelines given by NGO Darpan of Niti Ayog,the NGO hub of GOI to which we got registered by April 2020. The activities of UWA members during this period included:

• Online Lecture/interaction series for the members and others
  The first talk was by Dr. P.K. Mishra, Senior Surgeon and Director Max Hospital. He explained about the general health related issues and also put to rest some of the anxieties of the members related to Covid 19 situation.
  Mrs. Jyotika Kalra, member NHRC, was invited to throw light on the issue of Migrant labourers, workers and students who started leaving Delhi enmass, and discuss the situation and address members’ concerns. This problem became an all India phenomenon and Ujjawal members were very much concerned about this.
  An inspirational talk was organized with the Support of Brahma Kumaris of Manesar. BK Aditi Singhal ji gave a beautiful talk on relationships and happiness during lockdown and rejuvenated the spirit of the attendees.
• Food Distribution
  Distribution of dry rations was the priority of the members. Mrs. Nirmala Singh distributed food as well as sanitizers and masks on large scale. Mrs. Rashmi Nigam got cloth masks made by the girls of UWA stitching project at Pandav Nagar and distributed to the needy like the guards, maids, police personnel etc.in the surrounding areas.
• Creating Awareness
  Members were active in the society educating people about the Arogya Setu App, benefits of downloading it and its uses. Mrs. Bulbul Das combined legal advice with counselling. The cases dealt by her were related to domestic violence, harassment and cruelty. Mrs. Kiran Sinha wrote an article in Hindi explaining the Corona situation and the behaviour pattern to be adopted during this period.