Introduction:

Food waste is being recognised as a one of the major growing issue,   and the proper utilisation /disposal of it is complex. As per the available data daily around 35000 children die without food in INDIA. At least 40% of people in India live below poverty line and if not more at least 10% of such people do not get to eat two timely meals of the day. Poverty & Hunger are not new problems for our country but wastage of food is new problem. Most weddings are turning into buffet system, it’s becomes the popular day by day. At lavish parties mostly the quantity of food is over-estimated and the left over or surplus food, in large quantities goes to the waste-bins as there is no proper channel to utilise this unused food. In Indian wedding parties how many of us know how much food goes into waste?

Vision of the project:

The vision of this project is to bridge the gap between wastage of surplus food and to those who need food. There is  wide disparities in distribution of resources in India .There are two kind of people one who have wealth or resources and other do not have access to those.  We through this projects aims to work on one key aspect of this fact that is minimizing the wastage of food that can be utilized to serve many hungry and poor.

One thing which is very much clear is worth emphasizing is that the any food is not waste food, it is surplus and when go unused it finally becomes waste.

Objective:

• To minimize the food wastage
• To fight against hunger and poverty
• To sensitize and create awareness among people on wastage of food

Strategies:

• Involving stake holders /identified donors
• To motivate donors for “Annakshetra” project. We will do sensitization process with influential people in the society the core motive is to utilize their influence for a noble cause.
• Through Annakshetra brochure and meeting with influential people we will be able to make them understand the concept of Annakshetra and also how they can contribute to it.
• Many famous personalities get many wedding invitation from rich and influential people. While attending the marriage they can convey our message and motivate them to contribute to Annakshetra. The brief concept note about the project will presented to the donor on the letter head of respective personalities

 
Future plan:

Involve influential personalities. Participation of social clubs and organizations. Messages and letters from influential people. Sensitization and awareness creation. To cover entire Jaipur cities. Replicate this model in other part of country. Develop donors and work with various stake holders. Increase manpower.