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As COVID Surges in India, US South Asian Diaspora Mobilizes Aid Voice of America 06 May 2021, 22:35 GMT+10 NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS - Entrepreneur Anil Joshi engages in a dismal ritual every morning just checking the internet for the latest coronavirus pandemic news from India from a laptop computer perched on the breakfast table in his suburban Chicago home. "In my own family - my cousin's family actually has four people - all four people got infected," Joshi told VOA. "A childhood friend of my mine died actually." In the past several weeks, seven members of Ashfaq Syed's extended family in the ...

Busy April for NGO with over 2,500 calls seeking COVID care Updated: Updated: May 04, 2021 23:12 IST 70% of the calls received by Helping Hand Foundation were from Hyderabad residents, mostly seeking oxygen cylinders Share Article AAA 70% of the calls received by Helping Hand Foundation were from Hyderabad residents, mostly seeking oxygen cylinders Hyderabad-based NGO Helping Hand Foundation (HHF), which has been running tele-medicine services for COVID-positive persons in home isolation, received more than 2,500 calls last month for help with care. The organisation also provides doorstep del...

Daily Monitor Monday May 03 2021 Chairperson of Uganda Landmine Survivors Association Aisha Bint Abdu (right) presents a child to Dr Proscovia Mugaba to give him an artificial limb. Inset is George Odongo, whose hand was injured by a teargas canister. PHOTO/ PATRICK EBONG Summary Dr Proscovia Mugaba, the executive treasurer of Uganda Christian Medical Fellowship (UCMF), said her organisation is involved in a number of initiatives to support accident victims. Another beneficiary, Ms Joyce Abeja,  is a survivor of the actions of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Ms Abeja, who is a resident o...

When you're hungry, Goodfynd connects you with food trucks near you. Author: Lesli Foster, James Hash, Sarah Gahagan, Erin Spaht Published: 5:11 PM EDT May 3, 2021 Updated: 10:31 AM EDT May 7, 2021 WASHINGTON — Food trucks travel the DMV bringing you tastes from around the world. But, the pandemic has forced food trucks to shift their gears. And, they’re getting some help thanks to Goodfynd, an app powered by three friends with a simple mission. Our Impact Team found out the app is an idea served up just in time. Most days you’d find the c...

Funerals turn chaotic Updated: Updated: ‘No sanctity or peace about cremation, it’s all about money’ Share Article ‘No sanctity or peace about cremation, it’s all about money’ A politician’s relative died on Friday and the street outside the Amberpet crematorium got filled with wailing family members. The family members hugged and cried as the traffic flowed normally on the main road. Many families are not so lucky as the funerals are becoming chaotic affairs as cremation workers race to clean up spaces for the stream of bodies. But first the families have to bargain. Cremation...