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Delhi NCR FoodBank collects 29,000kg of non-perishable food in 60 days
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Monday, 24 November, 2014, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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fiogf49gjkf0d Delhi NCR FoodBank, in partnership with its founding members, Cargill India and DLF Foundation, encouraged over 50 corporations, institutions, resident welfare associations (RWA) and thousands of individuals to give back to the society by collecting over 29,000kg of non-perishable food during the Food-a-thon, a 60-day-long campaign organised to mark World Food Day.
The food collected would be provided by Delhi NCR FoodBank, a member of India FoodBanking Network, to its eighteen institutional feeding partners across 32 locations for sustained feeding of over 10,000 beneficiaries. Food-a-thon is an annual initiative aimed at combating hunger and malnutrition.
Corporate won awards recognising their support, which, in turn, would support the meals. The employees of Cargill India, which has been associated with the India FoodBanking Network since its inception and provided leadership support and funding to Delhi NCR FoodBank to the tune of Rs 10 million, gathered the most food, and bagged the Maximum Impact award. .
“India FoodBanking Network is a step towards addressing the concerns of hunger and malnourishment in the country. We are committed to helping serve the community that we operate in, and to supporting the Central and state governments’ efforts through initiatives like Food-a-thon to augment food and nutrition security in the country,” said Siraj Chaudhry, chairman, Cargill India.
MTS India bagged the Best Communication Outreach award for its communication model to drive call for action. DLF Foundation bagged a special award for sustained partnership, and Kulachi Hansraj Model School (which won the school award for maximum impact through food donation.)
Other awardees included DPS Sushant Lok student Arshi Kirti (who bagged an individual award, Volunteer of the Year 2014), The Weight Monitor’s Dev Khosla (Most Innovative Initiative), and Fenesta Windows (Best Employee Engagement of the Year).
Ministry of food processing industries’ (MoFPI) secretary Siraj Hussain was the chief guest, and felicitated the key contributors. Talking about the efforts and the initiative, he said, “It gives me immense pleasure to see different stakeholders coming together and collaborating to support the eradication of hunger and malnutrition.”
“A FoodBank in each district, supported by the community, would go a long way in addressing the hunger and malnutrition issues faced by our country. I congratulate Cargill India, MTS, IFBN, Delhi NCR FoodBank and all those involved for participating in this food drive for supplementing the efforts of the government of India to address these enormous challenges,” he added.
“I hope this effort would also create awareness about the need of reducing food losses at the consumers’ end,” Hussain said. During his inaugural address, retired Lt Gen Rajender Singh, chief executive officer, DLF Foundation, said, “DLF Foundation is a founding member of the Food Bank Initiative.”
“It has created the infrastructure for the Food Bank located at a prime location of Gurgaon. It is a part of a larger goal to positively impact the health situation which can’t be achieved without addressing hunger and malnutrition. As individuals and corporates, we must contribute to this basic need which is related to the very existence of human beings,” he added.
“We must collectively pledge that the country would not let anyone die due to hunger and malnutrition. The Food-a-thon is a great step in this direction,” Singh added. Dmitry Shukov, chief executive officer, MTS India, said, “For the last three years, MTS India has been a contributing partner to the India Food Banking Network.”
“Our involvement in the initiative is a part of our overall effort to make a difference beyond business to the local communities. This year, through active employee mobilisation, we have contributed over five-and-a-half tonnes of non-perishable food for Food-a-thon 2014. I am confident that in 2015, we would be able to better this milestone in association with Responsenet Development Services,” he added.
Kuldip Nar, managing director, Responsenet Development Services, said, “This year, we have seen a manifold increase in individual participation as volunteers and contributors. It is extremely encouraging to see the increase in partnerships with companies and schools that help contribute more food for more people in need.”
“With this growing support base, we are eager to increase the reach for our mission and service commitment of one nutritious meal a day, too many more who are in need,” he added. Trans Innovations has partnered with Delhi NCR FoodBank, and is helping strengthen the systems and technologies to help the food bank reach more individuals by creating more tools for the various stages of the humanitarian supply chain.
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