Food Basket Distribution

India’s vast population size and rapid growth mean that while the percent of Indians living in poverty has fallen, the absolute number of individuals living in poverty in India’s poorest states has actually increased

That, coupled with the region being prone to natural disasters like monsoons and floods, means that hundreds of thousands of people face displacement, injury, or worse.

Did you know…

86.8 million Indians live in extreme poverty—that’s about 6% of India’s population (2021

1 in every 2 children in India are malnourished (2020)

Conflict, climate change, and economic shocks, aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic, are the main drivers of the increase in hunger globally. In addition, soaring prices for basic items are compounding existing pressures on food security. About 9% of the world’s population, that’s 690 million people, are going hungry every day.

The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) told us, “He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while his neighbor goes hungry.” Sharing nutritious food with a person in need is one of the core components of Islam.