Chennai is the capital
of the Southern state of Tamilnadu,
and is also termed as the gateway to
South India. Persistent poverty and
a rising population have been the bane
of this sprawling city of 4.21 million,
where over half the population lives
below $1 a day. In addition to the growing
number of destitute and homeless, thousands
flood in from
rural areas in search of a better livelihood.
They live in pitiful conditions
amidst much squalor and with little
security. The mission of R.Y.A Metro
Foodbank is to collect foodgrains
from the
able and distribute it to the poor,
homeless, destitute, disabled, mentally
ill, working poor mothers, infants
at nutritional risk, etc. We aim and
work towards evolving foodbanking
as a national movement that
spreads across India.
|
