Martin Luther King Jr once said, “Life’s most urgent question is - What are you doing for others ?” 

We, at Saturday Art Class couldn’t help but relate to this question now more than ever and felt an urge to respond to the critical needs thus risen.

"Sometimes people come and distribute food. I have no idea who they are, but it's very little. We only get to eat once in two-three days." - A Saturday Art Class student 

“India's poorest 'fear hunger may kill us before coronavirus" - BBC News 

"I earn 600 rupees every day and I have five people to feed. We will run out of food in a few days. I know the risk of coronavirus, but I can't see my children hungry," - A daily wage earner.

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only affected health but also financially handicapped and restrained millions of individuals in India as a result of the lockdown. The financial ramifications have left communities with very little to survive on in terms of basic essentials. Additionally, given the current situation of the world, schools remain shut indefinitely and education may see a paradigm shift over the next few months.

Having worked with over 5500 children in the past 3 years, we, at Saturday Art Class understand where they come from, their familial backgrounds and the environments in which they live. Thus, we have decided to use our understanding, reach and network to help this sector of society/ our students and their communities with Relief through essentials for their daily survival. Additionally, while our first priority will be to cater to the essentials such as food supplies, our efforts will go beyond this, to work on Recovery by designing and implementing a Social Emotional Well-being curriculum for children as well as adults