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Food for People

Written by The Prem Rawat Foundation

Saturday, 26 January 2008 03:39

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Many people have expressed an interest in The Prem Rawat Foundation’s (TPRF) model program, Food for People (FFP), whose first facility in Bantoli, India, was inaugurated almost three years ago. This 10,000 square-foot facility is located in a very rural area in northeastern India and has become a central part of the life and well-being of several villages in the area. TPRF president, Linda Pascotto, has recently returned from a visit to this facility, and we’re happy to share with you her interview with the Inspire newsletter staff.

Please tell us about your recent visit to the Food for People facility in India.

I was in New Delhi and realized that I had just enough time for a quick “unofficial” visit to the Food for People facility, which is located about an hour-and-a-half drive from the Ranchi airport in Jharkhand. From the moment I got into the car, I felt I was being taken into a completely different world from the one I live in, with all that was familiar fading rapidly away as my expert driver navigated rough roads that became increasingly narrow and more rutted, weaving and swerving to avoid hitting other vehicles, people, cows, goats, and chickens, and always moving at great speed whenever he could.

This program is the result of Prem Rawat’s vision to help people in need in a way that would offer them a chance to live independent lives in dignity.

What prompted TPRF to create a facility like this?

alt This program is the result of Prem Rawat’s vision to help people in need in a way that would offer them a chance to live independent lives in dignity. Several years ago, when he flew by helicopter to this area to speak at events, village children would crowd around the landing site. On one visit, Prem Rawat invited the children to come and see the helicopter close up. He noticed that, although they seemed well cared for and happy, they were very, very thin. He did some research and found that these indigenous Indians had been pushed back into an arid, rocky land in northeast India where it was very difficult to eke out a living. Through the years, they had adapted as best they could but often went hungry because of the limited food available, and they suffered from a variety of illnesses common in such rural areas. Often young children had to work in exchange for food, particularly when one or both parents were too sick to work themselves. He was touched by the shy smiles and curiosity of these malnourished children, and he wanted to help them.

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7 Comments

karandhia kumar makes this comment

Food for People

Sunday, 27 March 2011

The Prem Rawat Foundation is wonderful foundation.
Ramesh Singh makes this comment

Food for People

Friday, 30 October 2009

Its giving me from the heart that's the best food we can give to any human being. Thank you, thank you for doing this. Thanks, Ramesh
Jean-Luc Giraud makes this comment

Food for People

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

It would be nice if we could teach people, who come to FFP in these rural areas, how to farm using EM Technology in composting, septic treatment, inoculating plants against pestulants, animal health and encouraging optimal plant health. This product is also used in fisheries, lakes and watering holes. It is economical (Activated at 1:20 with water), in dormant state lasts a year and really works. It is Mother Nature healing itself and we are part of it. That is one program that I would love to teach at under FFP.
hernan Lagos makes this comment

Comida para Todos

Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Gracias,Estoy sorprendido por tan noble emprendimiento.de saber que hay personas suseptiblesa las necesidades del prójimo. Ver que hay seres humanos que ayudan a susu semejantes asistiendolos en necesidades básicas e importantes como es comer alimentos, saciar o al menos calmar el hambre ola sed física. Gracias
hernanL makes this comment

Comida para Todos

Wednesday, 12 August 2009

Simplemente estoy asombrado.Al ver como hay personas a quienes les importa el padecimiento de un otro. Que suceptibles al sufrimiento del prójimo;prestan su ayuda,colaboran,les da asistencia,etc. Ayudando a otro,otro ser humano como también uno.Admirable objetivo,noble emprendimiento.Cubrir la básica necesidad de tener comida,comida para todos.
PRABHA makes this comment

Food for People

Wednesday, 10 June 2009

I am so so happy about this food for people programme. When I see these people smile it is so beautiful and it comes from that beautiful place. To me it's giving from the heart that's the best food we can give to any human being who never goes hungry in their lives. Thank you, thank you for doing this. Thanks, Prabha
Richard Millard makes this comment

Food for People

Tuesday, 09 June 2009

It's wonderful to see the results of this simple approach to helping with the people's essentials in a dignified way. Quality shines here. Hopefully it can be replicated in many locations.