Food for Life - Port Elizabeth

 Mission statement

• To eradicate hunger and malnutrition by providing free vegetarian meals to the disadvantaged and poverty-stricken within South Africa.

• To provide hunger relief to victims of disaster (natural or manmade) anywhere in South Africa or internationally

• To coordinate emergency relief efforts in South Africa.

• To bring about peace and prosperity in the South Africa through creating a hunger-free society

• To create sustainable Food for Life supply projects that empower the poverty-stricken and disadvantaged people of South Africa to earn a livelihood

• To establish Food for Life Education centres throughout South Africa. These centres will provide free or inexpensive vegetarian meals and food education and living skills training as taught in the Vedic tradition.
  • To establish Rural Academies for Youth, through which people are trained in sustainable agriculture.

To co-ordinate and expand the distribution of sanctified vegan/vegetarian meals all over South Africa.
To provide nutritional support to community-based clinics, hospital outpatients, hospices, community creches, shelters for the unemployed, and street children, orphanages and schools where there is a need.
To provide nutritional support to HIV/AIDS-related support programmes, especially for children and HIV/AIDS orphans.
To network with government organizations and other organizations who share the mission to facilitate the progress of Food for Life.
To engage in fund raising drives to facilitate the mission of Food for Life via donations from businesses, the public and individuals

The Food for Life program has been serving the community of Port Elizabeth, with the help of members from the community in either their personal or professional capacities.

Operating since 2006, Food for Life relies solely on the generosity of its donors who contribute regularly towards feeding and assisting in community development, targeting poverty-stricken areas like Katanga, Helen-Vale, Gelvendale, Walmer, Booysens Park, Mission-Vale and Green Bushes.

Currently we are cooking and serving over 40kg of rice, 8 cabbages, 2 bags carrots and 2 bags potatoes, oil, spices and fruits which make up an entire balanced meal. Daily we prepare 500 plates of cooked vegetarian meals and distribute in the streets and selected safe locations around these areas.