During India’s toughest COVID-19 waves, Umeed partnered with India’s Crypto Relief Fund (CryptoRelief), a community-driven crypto-based initiative that channeled vital resources to frontline efforts. This collaboration enabled rapid, targeted distributions of dry ration kits, oxygen equipment, and essentials to vulnerable communities, especially in underserved North-East states and beyond, turning digital generosity into on-ground hope and sustenance.
Bridging Crypto Support to Community Needs
CryptoRelief’s funding empowered Umeed to scale Food SOS and Oxygen SOS programs through trusted local partners. We focused on remote and hard-to-reach areas where traditional aid often lagged, delivering dry rations (rice, dal, flour, oil, hygiene items) to families hit by lockdowns, income loss, and isolation. This partnership highlighted tech-enabled, transparent relief that reached the last mile.
Nationwide & Regional Impact
Food SOS in North-East
Distributed thousands of ration kits in Arunachal Pradesh (via AMYAA NGO, second phase targeting 2,500+ families), Assam (Xondhan Foundation in villages like Tilapara), and Mizoram (remote hilly areas), ensuring no household went hungry amid lockdown disruptions.
Oxygen & Medical Boost
Supported Oxygen SOS with concentrators and BiPAP deployments (e.g., contributions to Bihar Foundation's 257 units and Uttar Pradesh distributions), strengthening rural healthcare infrastructure.
Collaborative Model
Worked with grassroots partners like Grassroots United, local youth, and community leaders for precise, culturally sensitive relief, amplifying impact across states and turning crypto donations into lifelines for thousands.
