As a part of our commitment to society, Himalaya reached out to various communities and distributed essentials under the “Himalaya Cares” initiative during the pandemic. We distributed health and hygiene products to over one million people across India.

Additionally, Himalaya designed communication materials such as posters and videos to create awareness about the precautions required during COVID-19 across several touchpoints such as doctors’ clinics, chemists, and online platforms.

Government Schools

We donated over 300,000 PureHands Hand Sanitizers to primary school children and teachers in government schools across Bengaluru, India.

 

The Good Quest Foundation

We distributed hygiene kits, including soap, toothpaste, and hand sanitizer, to 3,000 beneficiaries, including tribal people, transgenders, Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers, slum dwellers, housemaids, and frontline health care workers, such as doctors, nurses, and support staff.

Humanitarian Aid International

A COVID-19 relief and emergency response program was initiated in six Indian states. The team reached out to over 1,500 families and distributed hygiene kits in Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Maharashtra, Kerala, and the Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag districts in Uttarakhand.

 

Project CHHAAV

Project CHHAAV, an initiative started by volunteers at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Ahmedabad and Bengaluru, intends to equip, support, and enable rural frontline communities. Himalaya supported the initiative with hand sanitizers and encouraged the team to reach out to more states and continue with the distribution drive. Project CHHAAV distributed masks, hand sanitizers, face shields, thermometers, and oximeters, across the states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Haryana, to over 3,400 frontline health workers in rural areas. In the second distribution phase, the volunteers delivered kits to more than 36,500 frontline health workers across Tripura, Rajasthan, and Telangana.

Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM)

Himalaya sponsored 4,000 hygiene and sanitization kits to patients and frontline workers at COVID-19 centers, primary health centers, and for in-home isolation use, including 1,000 people with disabilities, across the state of Karnataka. The kits included toothpaste, soap, hand wash, hand sanitizer, and shampoo. The team also distributed hand sanitizer kits to 700 staff and patients per day in 23 government facilities.

 

Transportation Organization (KSRTC and BMTC)

Himalaya collaborated with Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to ensure the health and well-being of over 60,000 staff through the provision of hand hygiene products, for the staff members.

Magistrate Office

Himalaya supported the office of Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate with equipment such as ICU cots, multipurpose monitors, portable ultrasound machine, ECG machine, and defibrillators

 

17,000 ft Foundation

Himalaya partnered with the 17,000 ft Foundation, an organization that works to improve people’s lives in remote, high altitude mountainous villages, to provide health and hygiene kits to 220 schools and 220 Anganwadi centers* in the remote villages of Leh. It was a four-month project, which enabled us to cover more than 220 hamlets in Ladakh and reach out to more than 200,000 students and people from local communities. The program promoted safe health and sanitization practices through awareness sessions in schools and villages.

* Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) are a part of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme, a centrally sponsored government program.