Globally, Barefoot College has pivoted to prioritize a response to COVID-19. In India, Barefoot College is distributing survival kits, employing rural women to make face masks, and purchasing food from local farmers to use in the survival kits. Support is also being provided to vulnerable households of migrant or daily wage labour families through relief, activation of governance, and linkages with other institutions. In addition, Barefoot College is disseminating information about COVID-19 related awareness.