Starting today, we have added one more volunteers group as our 'Distribution Partner'. They distributed about 200 meal packs across the slums of Choolaimedu, Nungambakkam, Anna Nagar / Shenoy Nagar & Near Egmore Children's Hospital.
We are now considering a request to support some of the convalescent breastfeeding women and other and other elderly in the Govt. hospitals. We are told that their diets are quite poor and it would make a big difference to their health and the new born babies. We are planning to supplement their current diet with some bread or even add some more meal packs there. We will need to activate another kitchen to cater to that need effectively.
Overall 2700+ people were fed today.
Om Sri Gurubhyo Namaha!
We received a request from an NGO run by Mrs. Jaya Neil to provide daily provisions for about 100 families that are either daily wage earners, working in small establishments and do not have any income in the current situation. We collaborated with the NGO to prepare 75-100 bags of essential items such as rice, dal, spices, potatoes, onions, chillies and so on. This will ensure 10-15 days of basic & essential items for the families.
It was really sad to see that these people, who were perhaps earning a respectable livelihood by working hard, had to stretch their hands to seek help. The pain was evident in their eyes. We will distribute these over the three days which began today.