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| Monday, 14 February 2005 |
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Colombo, Sri Lanka - Food for Life has given out more than 150,000 hot meals in Sri Lanka and 100,000 in India since the Dec. 26 tsunami. In Sri Lanka, the humanitarian organization has provided food relief in Batticaloa, Maratuwa, Matara, Point Pedro, and Trincomalee, states a ISKCON (Sri Lanka) press release. "We are a non-sectarian organization. In fact, Food for Life Global's motto is 'Uniting the World Through Food,'" explained Mahakarta Das, President of ISKCON, Sri Lanka. Immediately after the waves hit the U.S. based headquarters of the NGO, Food for Life Global began coordinating relief efforts. Volunteers from around the world began arriving in Sri Lanka to help set up food relief kitchens throughout the island. One of the first operations was in the Matara district where FFL cooperated with the Sri Lankan military to provide freshly cooked rice, dhal, and vegetable curry to families in relief camps. ISKCON Swami, Indradyumna Maharaja, actually flew from South Africa to meet with the Presidential Secretary to coordinate the relief efforts in Matara. ISKCON's food distribution will continue for the next few months. However, its main focus now is the tsunami orphans. Responding to this need, plans are underway to expand ISKCON's Bhaktivedanta Children's Home to accommodate 250 needy children. The Home is reputed to be the best of its kind in Sri Lanka. |
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