Project Breathe

To deliver the essential medical devices and services in Kolkata to help in fighting the second wave of the pandemic- Bay Area Prabasi has formed a consortium with Kolkata Foundation, AIM, MUKTI, RHCF and Kolkata Gives.

$188K raised of $250K goal

 
- Past weeks' updates
- A Project Proposal on HelloBeta
- OxyFlow 5 International

Our Plan:

- Procure 500 high quality oxygen concentrators + 5,000 pulse oximeters and ship to Kolkata (Concentrator units are procured @$783/per unit)
- Create a first responder center [Hello Beta] for at-home delivery of oxygen concentrators (to reduce pressure on hospitals at maximum capacity)
- Connect patients via telemedicine to a pool of medical doctors

June 8 Update

- Oxygen Concentrator distributed - Total 500 (Breathe Consortium; US-India) out of which 168 Prabasi led US cohort
- West Bengal organizations supported by the Consortium - RKM, BSS, Rotary Club, Lions Club, Nanritam Purulia, Samaritan Help Mission
- 170 Oxygen Concentrator from Give India foundation went to Sundarbans through the consortium
- Every district in West Bengal has access to Oxygen Concentrator; You can find the contacts here.
- COVID Food home delivery (Kolkata, Howrah and Katwa) - 5000 meals are donated though Prabasi cohort @Rs 110/meal includes packaging and home delivery

Yaas Cyclone Relief - MUKTI - drinking water supplies, dry food rationing, meal distributions, sanitary napkins and other efforts in under privileged areas funded by Kolkata Gives (close INR 1.21 cores). BAP funded USD 4,000 into this drive

About the organizations
- MUKTI (Implementing organisation on-the-ground) Extensive operations in 200+ villages, empowering 30K women through self-help groups and financial assistance, empowering 8000+ farmers, educating 5000+ children, sponsoring college of XXX students. Executed 500+ medical camps in collaboration with RHCF during Cyclone Amphan.
- Rural Health Care Foundation (RHCF) (Implementing organisation on-the-ground) 2.5 million patients served till date through 18 medical centers, 30+ national and international awards, studied by Harvard & Yale business schools.
- Bay Area Prabasi: One of the oldest (close to 5 decades) and most established Bengali association in the heart of silicon valley, connecting the Kolkata diaspora and contributing to the community. Have contributed significantly to COVID and “Amphan” causes in the US and India.
- Kolkata Foundation: a US-based nonprofit with a mission to unite Calcuttans all over the world to fight poverty in Kolkata. Raised $600K+ since inception (Dec 2017). 800K+ meals provided during COVID/Amphan relief. 25000+ patients helped during Cyclone Bulbul/Amphan.
- Kolkata Gives: an umbrella organization of Kolkata-based philanthropists that have raised/deployed 5 Cr. INR to social impact causes over the past 5 years.

Bay Area/Northern CA Organizations

We are grateful to the US Bengali community organizations (many of them are from the Bay Area) who have come forward to join us with Project Breathe and help our people suffering in Kolkata.