It was a fancy party at my friend’s place. The buffet had over 30 varieties of dishes and sweets. The hosts left no stone unturned to make sure the party was a big success. Being a close friend, I decided to stay back after the party and help them clean up. And I saw so many plates of food getting wasted. The caterer just dumped all the leftover food in a huge garbage bag and threw it away. We initially thought of donating the food to the needy but didn’t know how and where,” recalls Kriti Gupta from Jaipur.
There are many of us like Kriti who often don’t know what to do with food leftover from a wedding or party. Ankit Kawatra from Delhi was one such person. Until he attended a wedding where he saw food that could feed 1000 people getting wasted.
The idea soon got converted into action and Ankit launched Feeding India in August 2014. The plan was simple — to collect excess food from parties, events and weddings and then distribute it in shelter homes.
He started by getting volunteers, or Hunger Heroes, as he named them. These heroes were selected from different locations in the city.
EVENT INFO :
- Start Date:October 1, 2020
- Start Time:12:00
- End Date:January 1, 2020
- End Time:00:30
- Number of Participants:200
- Location:KOTWALI CHAURAHA
- Website:http://soilngo.org/