Dec 2-5 2010 – Food for Life Global, the world’s largest plant-based food relief is one of the sponsors for the East and Central Africa Vegetarian congress in Nairobi Dec 2-5.

Affiliate, Food  for Life Africa will be serving free prasadam (sanctified vegan food) to congress participants and at other events throughout the congress.

“There will an additional vegetarian conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  from December 6 and Food for Life will also be serving prasadam at the conference,” said Congress organizer and president of the Nigerian Vegetarian Society, Emmanuel Eyoh.

Fighti ng Hunger in Africa

Food for Life Africa is planning several feeding programs to benefit people in the East & Central Africa regions, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Congo, Uganda, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania.

“Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest concentration of hungry people in the world,” says, Eyoh. “There are thousands of destitute people on our streets in Africa that are hungry. A majority of whom are helpless children, women and elderly.”

Food for Life is a revival of India’s ancient Vedic culture of hospitality and its principle mission is to unite the world through pure food. Food for Life aims to eradicate hunger and malnutrition in Africa by liberally distributing free plant-based meals to the needy throughout the continent.

Food for Life has been active in Africa for more than 25 years and has served tens of millions of free meals. There are active Food for Life programs in Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Togo, Kenya, Uganda, etc.