Support to feed the needy amid the COVID pandemic
Donation protected
1. Where would the raised money go?
All the funds raised through the campaign will go to a non-profit NGO,
NO FOOD WASTE (NGO Registration Number: 71/BK4/2015) in India.
https://nofoodwaste.org/
2. What has NO FOOD WASTE been doing during this COVID pandemic?
Since the lockdown started in India due to the pandemic, NO FOOD WASTE has been working tirelessly
a) cooking food in community kitchens and distributing them
b) distributing grocery kits, hygiene kits, medical kits, masks and other essentials to people in need through their various city chapters around the country. (https://nofoodwaste.org/chapters/ ).
More COVID work statistics here: https://nofoodwaste.org/covid/
More real time updates on one of their facebook pages here: No Food Waste
3. Why is this fundraiser IMPORTANT?
Different parts in India has been in various phases of lockdown since March due to the ongoing pandemic.
People have lost their livelihood owing to the lockdown and it continues to be an extremely difficult time for daily or weekly wage workers and disabled people.
NO FOOD WASTE has been instrumental in trying to eliminate hunger of people from such affected communities in and around the cities that they operate.
The funds raised through this campaign would help NO FOOD WASTE to continue their mission of feeding people in need through their daily operations.
Any amount of donation would make a huge difference towards the cause, since the number of people calling the NGO for assistance is increasing by day.
4. More on the non-profit NGO, NO FOOD WASTE :
Founded in 2016, they have been working on recovering excess food from restaurants, events or weddings and distributing to the people in need in a very organized way (NFW operations ) across different cities in India.
The NGO has been conferred with various awards for it's services including the Commonwealth Youth Award in 2019 for working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal of “Zero Hunger” (Commonwealth Youth Awards 2019).
All the funds raised through the campaign will go to a non-profit NGO,
NO FOOD WASTE (NGO Registration Number: 71/BK4/2015) in India.
https://nofoodwaste.org/
2. What has NO FOOD WASTE been doing during this COVID pandemic?
Since the lockdown started in India due to the pandemic, NO FOOD WASTE has been working tirelessly
a) cooking food in community kitchens and distributing them
b) distributing grocery kits, hygiene kits, medical kits, masks and other essentials to people in need through their various city chapters around the country. (https://nofoodwaste.org/chapters/ ).
More COVID work statistics here: https://nofoodwaste.org/covid/
More real time updates on one of their facebook pages here: No Food Waste
3. Why is this fundraiser IMPORTANT?
Different parts in India has been in various phases of lockdown since March due to the ongoing pandemic.
People have lost their livelihood owing to the lockdown and it continues to be an extremely difficult time for daily or weekly wage workers and disabled people.
NO FOOD WASTE has been instrumental in trying to eliminate hunger of people from such affected communities in and around the cities that they operate.
The funds raised through this campaign would help NO FOOD WASTE to continue their mission of feeding people in need through their daily operations.
Any amount of donation would make a huge difference towards the cause, since the number of people calling the NGO for assistance is increasing by day.
4. More on the non-profit NGO, NO FOOD WASTE :
Founded in 2016, they have been working on recovering excess food from restaurants, events or weddings and distributing to the people in need in a very organized way (NFW operations ) across different cities in India.
The NGO has been conferred with various awards for it's services including the Commonwealth Youth Award in 2019 for working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal of “Zero Hunger” (Commonwealth Youth Awards 2019).
Fundraising team: COVID NFW Fundraising Team (5)
Shanmugha Priya Rajappan
Organizer
Boston, MA
Akilesh Nagarajan
Team member
Pavithra Venkatesan
Team member
Thendral Ponnusamy
Team member
Venkatesh Govindarajan
Team member
