Reaching out to slum dwellers to address starvation during the 2020 pandemic in India

Abstract

ABSTRACT The 2020 pandemic has affected people living in almost every part of the earth. The people who dwell in the slums of India are among most vulnerable. Many have faced starvation every day since the nationwide lockdown in India. Four young social workers formed the “Dalit Seva Group”, in an effort to help slum dwellers in their region of India whose livelihoods consisted of rag picking, beggary, domestic work, and daily wage work. The group, in collaboration with non-government organizations, developed a plan to offer relief to this most vulnerable population.