Collective’s meals kits show godsend for palliative care sufferers in Kerala

Express News Service
KANNUR: The intention was easy and clear. But, the message was loud. The instances had been disastrous and folks in misery had been wanting round for assist. Distress Management Collective India (DMCI) got here into being throughout the flood of 2018 when Kerala was left battered in one of many worst monsoon furies within the historical past of the state.

Their cries for assist had been properly heard across the globe and folks from varied walks of life had prolonged their help to the group to rebuild the lives of 1000’s of people that had been affected by nature’s wrath. “That was so encouraging. It was heartening to see there are so many people in this society willing to offer their help for the suffering humanity,” mentioned P Manoj Kumar, state coordinator of DMCI.

Now, after two years of its formation, DMCI has been making its presence felt by way of their flagship enterprise “Mother’s Meal”. The programme has been offering meals kits to the households of 1400 palliative sufferers for the final six months.

P Manoj Kumar, State Coordinator DMCIThe programme, that has been properly acknowledged, could be awarded Dr SV Satheesh Kumar memorial award instituted by KGMOA for the wonderful interventions within the well being sector. The award of Rs. 10,000/- could be offered in a perform on January 24.

“People had been looking everywhere to get help to redesign their battered lives during the flood of 2018. It was at that juncture that, DMCI was formed with Retd Supreme court Justice Kurian Joseph as its head,” mentioned Manoj Kumar.

“Though we have been intervening consistently in the charity sector, the COVID outbreak had really made the presence of organisations like DMCI all the more important as thousands of lives were affected due to fall in earnings, loss of jobs and the crumbling economy,” mentioned Manoj who works in Delhi as Additional Director General, Income Tax.

“The economic crisis in India was unprecedented. Several people were thrown out of employment. To add to this, a number of them are reeling under starvation. It’s at this juncture that Distress Management Collective India (DMCI) initiated the program “Mother’s Meal”- Family to Family Support. The concept was to help the ten percent of people in the society who are hungry, by inspiring the 50% of the population, who are in a position to help them, while the 40% may be just managing on what they earn,” explains Manoj.

The programme, being carried out with the help of Bengaluru-based Hope Society and Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) Kerala chapter, has recognized 1400 terminally-ill palliative care households within the state, and began giving meals kits for the complete household for six months. The programme was inaugurated in October by Revenue Minister E Chandra Sekharan.

“Mother’s Meal has become the best example of teamwork as it has proved that through efficient coordination and unification of efforts and unity of action in the pursuit of common goals, any mission can be achieved successfully,” mentioned Manoj.

“Though the Mother’s Meal mission would finish by March, we wish to proceed with related programmes to assist the needy individuals round us. This is being made attainable solely with the help of so many kind-hearted individuals world wide as DMCI would not have any fund by itself, Manoj mentioned.

The Distress Management Collective India (DMCI) is a registered Public Charitable Trust as a collective of people from varied fields internationally who’ve experience in varied sectors have come ahead to work for the betterment of the society.

Though DMCI has no funding supply of its personal, it has the capability to handle misery by way of its stable community of people and organizations. They have nominated coordinators in all 14 districts within the Kerala, Delhi and different locations.

Apart from the Mother’s Meal programme, DMCI has additionally been actively concerned within the battle towards the lethal coronavirus within the state by way of plenty of social interventions.

“We would like to continue with our services to society as long as possible. It is really heartening to see that, when you are committed and sincere in your approach, you will be strengthened by so many kind-hearted people ready to support the cause,” Manoj mentioned