What if life's basic amenities elude you? the things you supposedly seem to take for granted.. your medicines.. or even your spects , for example. and what happens if the 'you' mentioned happens to be an octogenarian who has no alternatives to replace what he/she just lost or something which they wish they had in the first place.. something which may seem inconsequential to us but of immense value to them.. something which might make their day-to-day living somewhat easier.. little things, like umbrellas and sneakers in monsoons to things more important.. like heating systems during winters.. to water purifiers and medicines which are not accessible to them.. or health check-ups at regular intervals ..for which tie-ups with health care centres is important.. from prosthetics to operations and surgeries..and so forth. We have blood banks in each state..all over the country..with registered voluntary donors, who may not know how it all works but know its needed and most importantly ..they know where to go to help and vice-versa with those needing urgent blood supply. similarly, there are donor-watch organizations in other countries where if you need something.. you know where to go to in your town or city or state.. whichever is nearer, and these orgs. run mainly on volunteers or Samaritans..
The problem in our country with over a billion people is connectivity.. what is really irritating..exasperating and even infuriating ..is that there are people and organizations-small and big ..medicos and even entrepreneurs who've been there and done that , and people who just basically want to help .. but have the perennial problem..having absolutely no idea how to. Putting an amount on a cheque and sending it to your nearest old-age home helps but what about the places which are not connected and not within your reach..? what about centres which need actual supplies rather than cash..?..or something particular and urgent..? what about centres and people who're looking for help nearer to home..but do not know how/whom to get in touch with..? and eventually.. what about those who WANT to help these centres which are closer to them but have no idea how to..?
What we need is a data base (online and in traditional forms..) , big and spread wide enough .. covering even the remotest regions in this country or the nearest possible accessible place ..from where one can get all the info. needed about any and everything required available at the NEAREST possible place to where one is.. where one can go for help ,or get in touch with those who've endorsed themselves to the cause , inc. NGO's and health centres and such orgs. and even Samaritans who wish to be involved and get in touch with them.. people who're the answer to the specific problems. it'll help in taking distance out of the equation.. in getting required supplies and help to places where you know there's a need ..more so by the people IN the region.. which works two ways in that people looking for help of any kind can also search what they're looking for .. starting nearest to home and get help OR they can advertise for help and people know what is required and where .. which helps in equi-distribution of amenities. and even voluntary donors know where their help is required.. or where they might contribute. this works in an inside-out way.. where the people in your region, town, city get localized help first before the search is moved outside.. its been proven feasible AND vastly helpful to the people and the regions around the world where its been tried.. and hope the basic picture about this is clear.
In a country of more than a billion people.. there are lots and lots who need help and equally as many who ARE willing to help. The trick is to get the people who need help, in touch with the right people who are the answer to the problems. The mobile companies have realized this connectivity jig-saw puzzle and are making inroads into getting the pieces together. its time we put other, more important issues on the front page as well.
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