First Charity Recipient Selected in South Asian Bars' Efforts to Support COVID Relief in India

The South Asian Bar Association of North America Foundation (SABA Foundation), SABA North America, and SABA chapters across the U.S. and Canada recently announced a comprehensive effort to support immediate COVID relief for India.  A devastating second wave of COVID-19 cases is deeply affecting India, leaving families and communities in desperate need of assistance. Today, we announce that these groups have named UNICEF and its Indian Humanitarian Rush Aid relief efforts focused on rushing critical lifesaving supplies and services to protect families and communities in India impacted by Covid-19 as the first charity in our fundraising efforts. You can donate to this worthy cause here.

The current surge is overwhelming Indian health care infrastructure: patients are not able to access hospital beds and oxygen is in short supply. UNICEF is on the ground, working with partners to deliver urgently needed medical equipment, PPE, hygiene supplies and critical care to those in need. UNICEF’s Office of Innovation has been focused on Oxygen Therapy as a key component of its effort to save lives of children. As a result, UNICEF has been able to procure 15,000 oxygen concentrators as part of its COVID-19 response, helping more than 90 countries across the world. UNICEF (USA) has already shipped 3,000 oxygen concentrators to India last week. Your generous donation will help fight the pandemic. 

All individual donations that Foundation receives between May 10 and May 31, 2021 will be used to support reputable charitable organizations fighting COVID in India, of which UNICEF will be the first one.  SABA Foundation along with its partners is currently in the process of vetting organizations and any additions to the charity slate will be announced publicly.  All donations will go to the SABA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, and will be tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.  

The ongoing crisis in India requires an all-hands-on-deck approach.  As South Asian American attorneys across the U.S. and Canada, the members and supporters of SABA Foundation, SABA North America, and local SABA chapters feel a special obligation to help in any way we can. Please share this information with your friends and community. Together, we can make a difference!