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The problem Jahangirpuri was an area severely hit by the pandemic. With wage losses and economic distress due to the lockdown, Radha, a day-wager from EE Block Jahngirpuri, had to withdraw her children from the private school in which they were studying, as she could no longer afford the school fee. The loss of her job meant that soon, Radha had exhausted all her savings on buying food for her family. She lived in a constant state of anxiety, worrying about her children’s future. When the pandemic hit, I thought the process of making our community a better place would stop. I lost hope, but Save the Children did not leave our hand. – Radha, resident of EE Block, Jahangirpuri The action When Radha lost her livelihood, she approached the project field staff through the Mother’s Group Save the Children started working in the as Save the Children continued its work and community in March 2020. When they formed remained connected with the group through the Mother’s Group, Radha was an early joinee. phone calls with the members. When Radha The group comprised 15–20 mothers and they raised this issue with them, realizing that this were provided training on how to mitigate the problem would affect many other families as disaster-related risks in their households and in the well, the Save the Children community mobilizers community. The group was also made aware about immediately took action. The very next day, various government schemes that could benefit a team of five was constituted from within them and the rights that they hold as women. the community with Radha as the lead. They 26 Creating Resilience in Communities and Schools - Success Stories