COVID 19
About the implementing organization
Centre for Education and Empowerment of the Marginalized (CEEMA) is a social development organization of the Catholic Diocese of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Since Coimbatore Diocese covers a vast area comprising of four Revenue districts in Tamil Nadu, the Diocese has two social development organizations. CEEMA covers the districts of Erode, Karur, and Tirupur. CEEMA is legally registered and has its registered office at Thindal in Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. It started functioning in 2004. Presently, Fr. S. Pushpanathan is the Director cum Secretary of CEEMA. CEEMA undertakes a variety of social development activities focusing on women, adolescent girls, students, children, marginalized farmers, women farmers, and Dalits. Capacity development of NGOs is one of the concerns of CEEMA. CEEMA has a well-established office with adequate infrastructure and staff.
COVID scenario in India & Tamil Nadu
Covid-19 pandemic has affected India also very badly. As on 6th May 2020
5 pm, India has 49,391 Covid-19 cases and reported 1694 deaths. The worst affected states in India are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. In Tamil Nadu currently, there are 4829 active cases with 35 deaths. It is evident that India is not at all a safer place presently and it may take several months to get over the pandemic. India is under lockdown since March 24th, 2020. This has affected the economic situation very badly.
The intervention of CEEMA till now
Soon after the outbreak of Covid-19 in Erode and nearby districts, the director, staff, and the volunteers of CEEMA acted swiftly. Initially, we provided cooked food in association with the government departments. We were also able to provide dry rations to families and individuals living on the streets and the villages.
CEEMA started the distribution of food with the help of the community kitchen formed by the volunteers. Continue reading “COVID 19 Relief Work”