Donate Oxygen India: Providing Life-saving Sources of Oxygen by EduTennis (Amba Dalmia Foundation Trust), Keventers, Letters of Love and a Team of Committed Volunteers from across the World

The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting deaths due to an acute shortage of oxygen-related supplies this April prompted us to form a task force, Donate Oxygen India. The task force was set up on April 26th, 2021 by The Amba Dalmia Foundation Trust, Keventers, Qause, Medulance, Letters of Love and several volunteers. Our objective is to tackle the problem at hand through solutions that would, of course, work on the immediate problem on a short-term basis, but also provide more long-term solutions geared at capacity building to ensure such a situation is never repeated.

We are all well aware that the primary need of the hour is oxygen. We have been working in tandem with Government Authorities to identify hospitals that are in dire need of oxygen and related supporting devices, as well as other life-saving medical equipment that are urgently required to provide critical care to COVID-19 patients and save lives. We have directly contacted these hospitals to understand the enormous challenges faced by healthcare professionals and have started the execution of a three-step plan to address these.

The Dalmia family, the Keventers Corporate Team and friends have generously donated close to Rs. 40,00,000/- towards this cause, and this figure is rising daily due to the overwhelming public support. In order to widen the reach and raise more funds, the task force has started a campaign on the popular crowd funding website, Ketto.org. The administrator of this campaign is the Amba Dalmia Foundation Trust, and the beneficiaries are those afflicted by the current wave of the pandemic.

Letter of love and Community Arts Network are coming together to organise an e-concert by 10+ global artists, for Donate Oxygen India. For more information, follow @donateoxygenindia on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Projects Undertaken

Project 1: Immediately provide Oxygen Concentrators and BiPAP machines for respiratory support to hospitals and institutions that are in dire need of immediate relief.

Current Status: Based on the requirements sent in by the CEO of the Delhi Cantonment Board, Mr. S.V.R Chandra Sekhar, we have dispatched 2 Ventilator machines, 5 Monitors, 5 Syringe pumps, 5 Infusion pumps, 3 Suction machines, 5 ICU beds, and 3 non-invasive ventilators (BiPAP machines) to the Cantonment General Hospital, New Delhi. We are in constant touch with Dr. Ajay Singh, who is leading the COVID-19 ward. 

Project 2: Provide urgent support to strengthen long-term COVID-19 care to the Army Base Hospital, New Delhi. 

Current Status: We have dispatched 2 ventilators to the Base hospital

Project 3: Provide support to paramedic and transportation agencies actively working to provide free services to COVID-19 patients. 

Current Status: Medulance, an ambulance booking service that is assisting the government in providing free transportation and paramedic services to the patients in Delhi-NCR, has received 3 SwasthVayu non-invasive ventilators (BiPAP machines) and 45 antibacterial filters.

Project 4: Build oxygen generating facilities at hospitals to create a self-sustaining oxygen source to mitigate the issue on a long-term basis and make hospitals more self-sufficient.

Current Status: We have connected with Moolchand Trust which runs Moolchand Hospital in Delhi and Agra. Moolchand Trust is more than 90 years old and Moolchand Hospital, Delhi is one of the oldest and most reputable private hospitals in the city. We are collaborating with Mr. Vibhu Talwar, Trustee, Moolchand Trust, regarding the setup of on-site medical oxygen plants with a capacity of 30 nm3/hour at their Lajpat Nagar, Delhi campus and Agra Campus

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Urgent appeal

"Please donate and help us build infrastructure and support our cause! we must act quickly to save lives!

The Amba Dalmia Foundation Trust is registered under Section 80G and falls under the CSR guidelines and mandate as mentioned under Section 135 of The Companies Act. We believe that many corporations would wish to make a difference and help save lives and we are keen on providing them with such an avenue.

We look forward to your support."

Thanking you,

Agastya M.R. Dalmia

Managing Trustee

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About the Amba Dalmia Foundation Trust

Set up in memory of Amba Dalmia, the Foundation's work focuses on women's education, gender equality and tennis coaching. ADFT has been making a difference in children’s lives since 2013. Located at the intersection of social development and tennis, ADFT's work is a life-affirming journey that builds on the richness and power of sport for development and peace. We have been providing young people the training, coaching and skills they need to break the cycle of poverty and become exceptional individuals. The flagship initiative, EduTennis aims to address some of the challenges children and youth from all walks of life face in India. The program is planned to bring the benefits of life skills coaching using tennis as a template to all children. The current pilot program is designed for government and low-income schools and aimed at teaching 21st century life skills using the game of tennis. The program is operational in two Delhi schools, one of which is run by the Delhi Government.

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Bank details

Name of bank account: Amba Dalmia Foundation Trust 

Name of bank: HDFC 

Account number: 50200024976819 

RTGS/NEFT IFSC: HDFC0001358 

Address of branch: 36A Khan Market, New Delhi 110003

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