London: In response to the cry for help from earthquake struck Nepal, the UK kitchen of the Akshaya Patra Foundation collected £150,000 raised from their Art Auction and Exhibition that was sponsored by Heathrow VIP, held at Cafe Royal in London. With dedicated support from the Jamshetji Tata Trust and Sipradian Sahayatha Sanstha, the foundation built a field kitchen facility near Kathmandu to reach out to the earthquake victims.
The provision was functioning within 5 days and began serving meals from 19th June. They produced up to 100,00 meals daily in cycles of 10 per day, sending delivery vans to near by towns with freshly cooked food packages consisting of rice, lentils and vegetables. In the noble endeavour that is expected to continue for at least the next 6 months, Akshaya Patra aims to provide at least 1 million food packages in the disaster struck region.
For more details, visit http://www.foodforeducation.org.uk/
