Indian Salesians feed the poor and destitute
Don Boscu Nerul launches community fridge project called Don Bosco Cares UCA News reporter Updated: February 08, 2021 08:41 AM GMT
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The Salesians community fridge helps feed the needy in Navi Mumbai. (Photo supplied)
No person living near a Salesian institution should go to bed hungry or not have food during the day. This is a motto the Salesians of Don Bosco Nerul in Navi Mumbai in India’s Maharashtra state are committed to.
The recent coronavirus pandemic lockdown saw the Salesians reaching out to over 25,000 families and 10,000 migrants in the area.
Since the lockdown ended, many recipients kept coming back, especially migrants, the destitute and street people who are not able to feed themselves.
India: New community refrigerator opens for poor, hungry
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MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Nerul, located in Mumbai, India, has installed a community refrigerator to provide food and snacks for those facing hunger and have nowhere else to turn. Salesian missionaries are calling this initiative Don Bosco Cares.
During the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Don Bosco Nerul reached out to 25,000 families and 10,000 migrants who had been impacted. Many who were already in poverty faced hunger without having money to buy food. While the lockdown has ended, migrants and those living in poverty, including those living on the streets, are still not able to feed themselves.