Indepreet Singh volunteers with the Hemkunt Foundation, a Sikh philanthropy which during the pandemic works to construct makeshift clinics and oxygen-supplying centers. Singh tells his story about what running these clinics look like on the ground. Produced by Anupama Chandrashekaran with Newsreel in partnership with ReligionUnplugged.
Read MoreSyed Azharuddin is part of the Students’ Islamic Organization or SIO. During the pandemic many college students studying out of hostels away from home were stranded by the lockdowns. The SIO works to provide food, funds and transport to students irrespective of their religion, in an effort to combat Islamophobic inequalities along the way. Produced by Anupama Chandrashekaran with Newsreel in partnership with ReligionUnplugged.
Read MoreDelhi, India-based Jesuit Refugee Services work with refugees from Afghanistan and Myanmar. Like many refugee communities, they face extreme anti-immigrant discrimination. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many have spiraled into deeper poverty. Jesuit Refugee Services started a women's tailoring group to help the refugees find income and safety. With earnings trickling in from hand-stitched masks, clothes and decorations, these refugee women are finally achieving some stability. Produced by Anupama Chandrashekaran with Newsreel in partnership with ReligionUnplugged.
Read MoreAs schools in India moved online in the pandemic, poor children without smartphones felt abandoned by the system. Charter For Compassion’s Anjali Gurmukhani Sharma works to ensure that underprivileged school girls, at risk for being married or being buried in housework, get phones to continue with online schooling. Produced by Anupama Chandrashekaran with Newsreel in partnership with ReligionUnplugged.
Read MoreA Jain temple in India’s western metropolis, Mumbai, urgently pedals to vaccinate as many people as it can - caste, religion no bar. Jinesh Shah who started this initiative has worked tirelessly to accommodate vaccination camps for even the homeless. Produced by Anupama Chandrashekaran with Newsreel in partnership with ReligionUnplugged.
Read MoreMercy Angels is a philanthropy based in the south Indian city of Bangalore, run largely by members of the Muslim community who help perform the last rites of people who have died from the Coronavirus. Volunteers like Tanveer Ahmed have helped bury and cremate the dead of all religions when their families cannot do so. Ahmed shares his experiences with Anupama Chandrashekaran with Newsreel in partnership with ReligionUnplugged.
Read MoreData by Springtide Research shows that Gen Z felt exceptionally lonely and purposeless in 2020, and yet participation alone in religious groups did not help them. Managing Editor Meagan Clark spoke with Springtide’s Executive Director Josh Packard about their report’s findings that are particularly applicable to parents, religious leaders, college professors and anyone else with members of Gen Z in their lives.
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