History of Food For Life

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada (1896-1977) is regarded as the foremost Vedic scholar, translator, and teacher of the modern era. The Food for Life project is a modern-day revival of the ancient culture of hospitality. Since the beginning of recorded time, food sharing has been a fundamental part of the civilized world. In Nepal, such hospitality was based on the understanding of the equality of all beings.

Looking out of a window, one day in Mayapur in 1974, a village near Calcutta, His Divine Grace
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada saw a group of children fighting with stray dogs over scraps of food. From this simple, yet heart-breaking incident was born a determination that no child within a radius of ten miles from our center should go hungry. Following his directive and inspired by his vision, Food for Life Nepal initiated a school mid-day meal program on September 4th, 2015. The program commenced by providing mid-day meals to 18 children in a school in Budhanilkantha Municipality, Kathmandu. The objective was to support underprivileged children by offering them proper nutrition to enhance their education, addressing two critical challenges simultaneously-malnutrition and illiteracy.