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I have lost my contract as a developer and am helping a non-profit [1] streamline their operations. The organization aims to provide food and heath kits to the

I have lost my contract as a developer and am helping a non-profit [1] streamline their operations. The organization aims to provide food and heath kits to the marginalized. We have already distributed over 600 kits and are on track to reach a 1000 in this week. Each kit is designed to support a family of 4 for 1 month. I was introduced to them by a friend who was helping them build an open platform [2], open in the sense that all processes, donations, procurement and guides are public. Although my core competency is building and managing Saas, I took up the task of setting up their operations. I find a striking similarity b/w managing Saas and not-for-profit distribution. We are relying heavily on Airtable. Despite of being jobless, I feel less worried. The situation on ground is much worse than mine. --- [1] https://karuna2020.org https://karuna2020.org [2] https://open-data.karuna2020.org https://open-data.karuna2020.org

square_usual 7y ago
Thank you for your service!
niyazpk 7y ago
>> For just ₹750, our food and wellness kit can feed a family for a whole month. 750 INR = 9.84 USD It would be nice if you can make it easy to provide donations from outside India.
- shivekkhurana 7y ago
  We are working on that!
  - manoj_venkat92 7y ago
    Nice work. I'm a indian dev. Let me know if there's any work for me to do.
MAMAMassakali 7y ago
How can I contribute on the software side?
- shivekkhurana 7y ago
  The software has been built already. We might have minor updates. There are other operations that you can help with, like blurring beneficiary faces using opencv before posting them on the internet. You can read more on the website. Application and On-boarding Guide: https://karuna2020.org/guides/volunteer-application-and-onboarding https://karuna2020.org/guides/volunteer-application-and-onbo... Volunteer Application: https://karuna2020.org/volunteers/ https://karuna2020.org/volunteers/
dgb23 7y ago
This is inspiring and I also like the pragmatic technological approach. I wish you all the best!
ankit70 7y ago
Wow! I think why most people don't donate in India because they think their money doesn't make any impact. https://open-data.karuna2020.org https://open-data.karuna2020.org this is game changer. I wish more NGOs in India would do it. And good luck!
- vinay_ys 7y ago
  That's changing. People in India did donate in flying colors in the last one week. To help with Covid19, PM-CARES fund was announced by Prime Minister Modi on March 28th. In a week since then, it has raised almost a billion USD. The super rich did donate well. But so did the common people - via UPI digital payments. See news coverage here: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pm-cares-fund-here-are-the-biggest-contributors-as-india-fights-coronavirus-pandemic-5111061.html https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pm-cares-fund-her...
david_w 7y ago
Each kit is designed to support a family of 4 for 1 month. That's some freaking "kit" !!!
- shivekkhurana 7y ago
  For the curious, we also published how we assemble these kits: https://karuna2020.org/guides/ration-and-safety-kit-assembly/ https://karuna2020.org/guides/ration-and-safety-kit-assembly...

square_usual 7y ago

Thank you for your service!

niyazpk 7y ago

>> For just ₹750, our food and wellness kit can feed a family for a whole month. 750 INR = 9.84 USD It would be nice if you can make it easy to provide donations from outside India.

shivekkhurana 7y ago
We are working on that!
- manoj_venkat92 7y ago
  Nice work. I'm a indian dev. Let me know if there's any work for me to do.

MAMAMassakali 7y ago

How can I contribute on the software side?

shivekkhurana 7y ago
The software has been built already. We might have minor updates. There are other operations that you can help with, like blurring beneficiary faces using opencv before posting them on the internet. You can read more on the website. Application and On-boarding Guide: https://karuna2020.org/guides/volunteer-application-and-onboarding https://karuna2020.org/guides/volunteer-application-and-onbo... Volunteer Application: https://karuna2020.org/volunteers/ https://karuna2020.org/volunteers/

dgb23 7y ago

This is inspiring and I also like the pragmatic technological approach. I wish you all the best!

ankit70 7y ago

Wow! I think why most people don't donate in India because they think their money doesn't make any impact. https://open-data.karuna2020.org https://open-data.karuna2020.org this is game changer. I wish more NGOs in India would do it. And good luck!

vinay_ys 7y ago
That's changing. People in India did donate in flying colors in the last one week. To help with Covid19, PM-CARES fund was announced by Prime Minister Modi on March 28th. In a week since then, it has raised almost a billion USD. The super rich did donate well. But so did the common people - via UPI digital payments. See news coverage here: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pm-cares-fund-here-are-the-biggest-contributors-as-india-fights-coronavirus-pandemic-5111061.html https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pm-cares-fund-her...

david_w 7y ago

Each kit is designed to support a family of 4 for 1 month. That's some freaking "kit" !!!

shivekkhurana 7y ago
For the curious, we also published how we assemble these kits: https://karuna2020.org/guides/ration-and-safety-kit-assembly/ https://karuna2020.org/guides/ration-and-safety-kit-assembly...