The right to food
‘The first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind. Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world.’ ~ Norman Borlaug, biologist and humanitarian
Ensuring food security was one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of the United Nations, which sought to cut the rate of extreme food insecurity in half by the year 2015.
However, a (Longitudinal Ageing Study in India) LASI study indicates that a high percentage of older adults residing in rural areas reduced their meal size (7.2 per cent), were hungry but did not eat (6.2 per cent), or did not eat for a full day (4.6 per cent)
For the elderly abandoned by their families and the destitute, the difficulty is far greater.
We have been conducting a programme where such people have been indentified and enlisted as members in our community centre. Through donations, we are provide them with a nutritious and balanced diet for six days a week, every week.
The food is prepared under hygienic conditions. This programme is linked with our Wash, Wrap & Warmth programme. People in need of medical or emotional assitance are made sure to be covered under that programme as well.
We hope to feed more and more people through the increasing participation through volunteering or donations of those, who like us, want to take some small but concretely positive steps for our fellow brethren.