Russian Food for Life Foundation have developed a customised camper van for emergency food relief, called “Auto-kitchens.” The principle sponsor of the project was Major Cargo Services, represented by President Alexei Ponomarev and Denis Chepurov of of Studio Artpremium for designing the  vans. Food for Life Global affiliates have been involved in some of the world’s biggest …
by PAUL TURNER The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne (Ouest Department), approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday, 12 January 2010, and by 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated …
by PAUL TURNER On 23 April 1997, the then state president of South Africa addressed the Food for Life festival, where about 30 000 children gathered for a programme organized by the Food for Life organization. At this meeting of the youth, he suggested that whenever he is with young people he feels like a recharged battery and …
by PAUL TURNER Jonathan Watts in Port-au-Prince, writing for The Guardian newspaper report that, “Almost three years after the earthquake, 350,000 people in the capital of Port-au-Prince are still living in camps for displaced refugees. Over the past three years, hundreds of these refugees have been forced to flee from homes destroyed in the quake, to tents which have …
by PAUL TURNER Fiji Islands April 5, 2012 Report by Bir Krishna Goswami A major disaster has just hit the Fiji Islands, in the South Pacific. Torrential rains lasting over a week have caused the worst flooding in the history of the nation. Major rivers have over flooded their banks burying towns along with the their business and residential …
by PAUL TURNER Food for Life Global affiliate, Krishna Temple of Tokyo has been steadily providing help to survivors of the recent Tsunami in Japan. Tokyo volunteer coordinator, Sunjay Krishna Das, says the Tokyo’s schools, offices, transportation, hospitals, fire brigade, and police are all on duty with a significant capacity. Currently, the volunteers are taking care of around …
by PAUL TURNER Feb 28, 2011 – Food for Life Global affiliate in Christchurch, Krishna Temple NZ, was not spared from the devastating affects of the recent earthquake. “The earthquake destroyed the temple as well as our member’s homes. However, the monks and the congregation of the Krishna community are all safe,” explained Ramanuja das, the president of the …
by PAUL TURNER September 26 – Food for Life affiliate SKBP sent a team to Thatta and Makli to provide meals to flood survivors. The team noticed that the areas around Thatta and Makli already contained many Relief Camps where Flood victims were receiving food, cloths and water from numerous NGOs. After further investigation, however, the FFL teams …
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