It needs wisdom of heart to make a decision like his! Harikiran - He makes us PROUD!!!

It was a fine morning just like any other for Harikiran as it was for any one else across the globe. He was excited to be reading a book as it was a part of his task and his to-do, to build better leadership in himself. During this time, the book somewhere happened to mention the facts about the no of people who are hit by the aftermath of being starved, about some who are not blessed to see food for days between every meal they get fortunate to consume, and about others who die in search of one morsel of food.

On this fine morning everyone at his house had gone out for various reasons and he was home alone. He was triggered deeply by these lines and left pondering. He was moved to an extent not many youth at this age feel moved reading something like this. While many just give an expression of "Oh God! How sad!" and they continue reading, he decided something different. He took a decision to make a difference.

It was about lunch time for him just when he came across these lines that changed him as a man forever and he decided to move out of his house and make a difference to at least one life. He decided not to eat himself, until he became a reason to kill the hunger of at least one person. He took his bike and moved around the streets of Bangalore city(in India).

While on the move he saw many who looked like they hadn't eaten much, but eventually he found 3 people by the road side, in a complete slum area and he knew they truly deserved his attention. He spent his pocket money, which he would otherwise, like everyone else, spend that on coffee days, movies and other such stuff, and got them 3 meals.

He made sure they consumed hot meal and were satisfied to have seen food. He was blessing in disguise for them. While there are millions of them who have not seen food for months, are not sure if they will ever get to see someone like Harikiran in their lives, there are another few who would be dead out of hunger before you complete reading this article.

If you truly feel this inspired you to make a difference, GO ahead and DO IT. For, every single person you inspire through this story, there is one more person, poor and needy, we hope and believe will be taken care off. Feel free to share this story with all you know and may more Harikirans be born out of this story.

If you are in some part of the world where you do not think you could find people to help, feel free to contact our TRUST 36meals@gmail.com | www.36meals.com and we will do the needful. For every 36 INR you contribute, we will make sure one person is given the privilege of being fed!

Eat to Live, Do not live to eat! Food belongs to society, not just to us!

                                

By Shreyas M Koti

  Food is an essential part of living. Among all human activities eating undoubtedly has the greatest effect on health! After breathing, eating is what we do most frequently during a lifetime.

According to 2010 estimate by FAO, out of 7 billion people in the world approximately, there are 925 million hungry people in the world, 13.1 percent, or almost 1 in 7 people are hungry. 

                                    

• This year (2011) it has already crossed 1 billion. And not shockingly India has the highest number of hungry people on the earth.
• The number of hungry people in India has increased by 65 million — more than the population of France — because economic development, excluded the rural poor, and welfare programs failed to reach them.
• Research forecasts that average international prices of key staples, such as maize, will increase by between 120 and 180 per cent by 2030, with up to half of this increase due to climate change and wastage of food. 
• The world’s poorest people, who spend up to 80 per cent of their income on food, will be hit hardest.

So there’s a lot how each and everyone can make a difference. There are a billion online people today (including you) who can make this difference. A billion for a billion!! High time!!

A lot of people, websites and companies are working towards this cause. One such very good initiative taken by an Organistaion 36meals.com(www.36meals.com). Which gives you simple and easy ways to address the issue.

“Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing”

“If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger”

“Those who wish for a more peaceful, just and 
sustainable world, are helping in making, 
ending world hunger a major priority.
Together we can end hunger.”

Let’s Join Hands…

                              

Welcome to 36Meals.com

An average person ends up wasting a meal every 10 days(assuming an intake of 2-3 meals a day), which amounts to 3 meals a month and hence "36 meals" in a year.

Announce your pledge, of not wasting food over meals & entitle yourself to saving 36meals in the next year. Imagine a million people who pledge to do the same, we save a whopping no. of 36 million meals next year.

Logon to... http://www.36meals.com/ to register yourself.

"IF YOU CONSUME RIGHT IT SHALL SAFEGAURD SOMEONE's RIGHT TO CONSUME."

This initiative was founded keeping in mind, a whopping 1billion people, who sleep without a single meal everyday. A child dies every 5 seconds below the age of 5 due to malnutrition and hunger related reasons. Let's do our bit right now.

Step 1:Pledge
Step 2: Share
Step 3: Share
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Step 4: Share..

You can support us on facebook now. Like & Share this cause on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/36meals

Join the movement & promote us at Weddings, Parties, Dinners, Conferences, Hotels, Restaurants, Eat-outs & anywhere and everywhere you can. Start from yourself and your house!

You can now follow us on twitter.

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Mission	To save 36 million meals in next one year.

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