Many indians are up in arms about the government’s handling of their country’s all-engulfing second wave of covid-19. Hospitals, testing facilities, even crematoria are overwhelmed...
BBC covers our beneficiaries and Team Khaana Chahiye's migrant relief efforts
Even as the pandemic abated, a silent crisis has unfolded in homes across the country: I spent time with families in the slums of Mumbai where the battle against hunger is playing out.
Desperation grows for those unable to access subsidised food, as worst hunger in two decades reported.
Khaana Chahiye is a citizens' initiative to ensure much of Mumbai's workforce does not go hungry during lockdown.
Millions saw their economic toehold ripped away in lockdowns over the last 12 months. Now hunger stalks them. Swaraj Shetty, our co-founder speaks to Archana Chaudhary about our observations.
Khaana Chahiye, a citizen-led movement now registered as an NGO, served around 47 lakh meals and 20,000 ration kits to migrant workers and slum dwellers around Mumbai
Young people are ensuring that those affected have a good meal everyday, and are coming up with innovative solutions to ensure no one in Maximum City sleeps hungry.
More than 15 million Indians lost their jobs in May during 2nd wave. The daily average wage for about 230 million dropped below Rs 375. All of this is leading to an increase in hunger.
The Khana Chahiye Foundation, an organization working towards "Zero Hunger" in Mumbai, has been providing meals to 2,000 below-poverty-line families during the Covid-19 lockdown...
The official Liverpool Supporters Club in Mumbai reached out to fans across the world to raise funds for underprivileged people living in and around the Mumbai neighbourhood...
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