Greetings! Happy New Year! Once again, we are on a Covid surge worldwide. In India, thousands of families living in disadvantaged neighborhoods are struggling to hold on to their livelihood and stay healthy. According to experts, the current surge in COVID infections has the potential to push vulnerable families back into poverty and ill health. Our teams, in two informal settlements in Bengaluru, are working round the clock to ensure that families have the basic necessities to ride out this wave and children are able to continue their education without interruption. Families are being provided food, medicine kits, PPE, and education support for children.