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The Economist
The Economist
Volunteers are filling the gaps in India’s fight against covid-19

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...

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British Broadcasting Corporation
British Broadcasting Corporation
India Covid-19 migrants: 'Lockdown will make us beg for food again'

BBC covers our beneficiaries and Team Khaana Chahiye's migrant relief efforts

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The Washington Post
The Washington Post
In India, as the virus abates, a hunger crisis persists

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.

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The Guardian
The Guardian
Hunger sweeps India in Covid’s shadow as millions miss out on ration.

Desperation grows for those unable to access subsidised food, as worst hunger in two decades reported.

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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Coronavirus: India charity making 70,000 meals a day for the poor

Khaana Chahiye is a citizens' initiative to ensure much of Mumbai's workforce does not go hungry during lockdown.

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Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Hunger Crisis Forces Even Middle-Class Indians to Line Up for Rations

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.

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Forbes India
Forbes India
Unsung heroes: NGOs, community, people

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

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New Delhi Television (NDTV)
New Delhi Television (NDTV)
Youth NGOs' Innovative Ways To Keep Mumbai Fed During Lockdown

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.

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The Print
The Print
India faces a hunger crisis as lines for free food and rations grow amid pandemic.

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.

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Times of India
Times of India
Mumbai: Inside Kurla slums, kitchens set up during lockdown

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...

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Mid Day
Mid Day
How Liverpool Football Club’s Mumbai supporters got the world to donate to a Kurla community kitchen.

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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We are grateful for your past support, which enabled us to realise our ambitious goals. As we persist in our mission, your renewed sponsorships sustain the continuous operation of our community kitchens, ensuring that essential meals continue to reach those in need.

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Khaana Chahiye Foundation traces its origins to a citizen-led food-relief effort during Mumbai's Covid-19 lockdown, evolving into one of the city's largest crisis management initiatives. Today, it persists in its mission to combat hunger through various relief and advocacy efforts.

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