These FB Communities Offer Help In Covid Times

The following community groups on Facebook and WhatsApp are extending support to people in need during this time of crisis. You may want to reference as resources if appropriate and serves the purpose.

1. Name of Community Group: Humankind Global (previously Caremongers)

·       Managed/Unmanaged: Managed

·       Platform: Facebook

·       Link of the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/humankindglobal 

·       Is this a private group? No

·       What support can I expect? The group connects people who need something and people who are willing to offer help.

·       Locations where this group’s networks are available: Across India 

·       Who can I reach out to for support? Mahita, Founder

·       Admin member’s name & email ID: Mahita, mahitan@gmail.com

2.     Name of Community Group: World Maratha Organisation

·       Platform: Facebook

·       Link of the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/150102875083905 

·       Is this a private group?: Yes

·       What support can I expect?: Any support related to Medical help like blood, plasma, hospital support, especially Covid

·       Locations where this group’s networks are available: Across Maharashtra

·       Who can I reach out to for support?

·       Admin member’s name and email ID: Maratha Pravin, worldmaratha@gmail.com

3.     Name of Community Group: Network Capital

·       Platform: Facebook and WhatsApp 

·       Link of the group: WA Group 1, WA Group 2 

·       Is this a private group?:  Yes

·       What support can I expect? 24*7 volunteer led efforts – Mental health, COVID resource collaboration, COVID job support with free mentoring hours 

·       Locations where this group’s networks are available: Metro cities + with members in across 100 countries 

·       Who can I reach out to for support? Facebook Group and WhatsApp Groups 

·       Admin member’s name & email ID: Utkarsh Amitabh, uamitabh@gmail.com

4.     Name of Community Group: Gurgaon Helpline and Gurgaon Food Freak

·       Platform: Facebook

·       Link of the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GurgaonHelpline/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/GurgaonFoodFreak/

·       Is this a private group? Yes

·       How can I seek support from this group: Here members help each other in finding hospital beds, medicine, plasma, doctors and other information on an ongoing basis. In Gurgaon Food Freak, home chefs and members have come together to provide home cooked food for COVID stuck families

·       What support can I expect? From support on food and information of availability of beds, medicines and plasma etc

·       Locations where this group’s networks are available: Gurgaon

·       Who can I reach out to for support? One can post the query on the group and members help each other

·       Admin member’s name & email ID: Pawan Soni, pawan.soni75@gmail.com

5.     Name of Community Group: Powai Women Networking (PWN)

·       Platform: Facebook

·       Is this a private group?  Yes

·       How can I seek support from this group: By posting queries of all kinds directly on the group. Queries get answered almost instantly.

·       What support can I expect? The group name has the word Powai. However, they have provided support to members' families in other cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Jaipur, Indore, Lucknow and also Singapore, Bangkok, etc. Support could be of any nature - medical help (suggestions for doctors), business support, pregnancy/maternity related, kids welfare, women issues, financial as well. Specially during covid times, the group has helped a lot of people find what they were looking for (oxygen, food, donor, injection, etc.)  and that too even outside of Mumbai. 

·       Locations where this group’s networks are available: 90% of members are based in Mumbai currently.

·       Who can I reach out to for support? The group admin or even other active members. They are all very helpful.

·       Admin member’s name & email ID: Kanupriya Agarwal - kanupriyahs@gmail.com