Feed a grandparent through a community kitchen

Impact

Ansabai is a **82-year-old widow** from Morphali village in Dharur. Despite her age, she works as a farm labourer to support herself. She has **health problems which do not allow her to work regularly and she is not able to earn nearly enough money to have two meals a day.** Her son moved to a city for work and does not keep in touch with her anymore. She has no one else to look after her or provide for her.Ansabai felt completely helpless and began to beg on the streets. She still went to bed hungry on most days. Over time her health worsened and she could no longer work or earn. Ansabai’s life changed when she was added to the Manavlok kitchen program. **They began to provide her with two fresh meals a day.** Her health started improving with this regular supply of nutrition. She got back to working on the farm, and no longer worries if she is unwell and cannot work on some days. Manavlok’s community kitchen has given Ansaibai the security she deserves after a lifetime of providing for her family and herself.Every senior citizen should be able to have at least two meals a day. Give now to help a poor senior citizen like Ansabai stop worrying about basic necessities. You can give with confidence because every program on our platform is [GIVEASSURED]

About The Program

Manavlok is a voluntary organization for the socio-economic upliftment of the rural poor. The beneficiaries in this program are senior citizens who have been ignored or by their families.The community kitchen for elderly citizens started off from their community kitchens project which provides meals for people of all age groups. This program is implemented in 5 villages of Ambajogai district, Maharashtra and close to 75 senior citizens are served two meals a day.When you donate to this program, you become the reason for a senior citizen no longer going hungry.

About The NGO

The foundation for Manavlok was laid by Dr. Lohiya in the year 1962 with an aim to solve the socio-economic problems of the community. Manavlok is the abbreviation for Marathwada Navnirman Lokayat, where Navnirman means Creation and Lokayat denotes people's opinion. Manavlok symbolizes a new idea or an experiment in rural development. It is actively involved in river rejuvenation, desilting of dams, providing seeds and fertilizers to the farmers. The organization believes that collective local leadership plays an essential role in mobilizing the local resources and making their best use. It trusts in providing the means for development. Their focus of action and control are the villagers themselves. The present secretary of Manavlok – Mr. Aniket comes with 25 years of experience in advance farming. His presence with the organization has proven to be very instrumental. He framed a holistic approach by bringing in agricultural technologies for water conservation to the poor farmers.Manavlok shows a better way of living to these farmers thereby rejuvenating their trust and improved knowledge on farming.