The Prem Rawat Foundation Helps Fight Hunger & AIDS In India

The Prem Rawat Foundation has joined
forces with the United Nations World Food Programme to fight hunger and
HIV/AIDS in Bihar, India.


The Foundation has made a significant contribution to the World Food
Programme and the Nazareth Hospital Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Project, which
started last month. The project aims to improve the nutrition and quality
of life for people affected by HIV and AIDS and their family members
through nutritional supplementation and nutritional counseling. The Prem
Rawat Foundation's contribution will provide one year of nutritional
supplements for 750 people, one year of salary for project staff, as well
as the necessary training, assessment, and survey materials.



Created by Prem Rawat, known widely as Maharaji, the Foundation often
collaborates with the World Food Programme to help people in need enjoy the
most basic physical necessities. The various food aid initiatives around
the world have provided millions of free meals to people in need in
Indonesia, Niger, Guatemala, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, C??te d'Ivoire, the
Philippines, and other countries.



In recognition of the Foundation's contribution for the HIV/AIDS
Project, Karen Sendelback, president and CEO of the Friends of the World
Food Programme, said: "We are very grateful for the Foundation's commitment
in the fight against hunger. Thank you for the continued, dedicated support
of The Prem Rawat Foundation for the life-saving work of the World Food
Programme."



Prem Rawat and the Foundation have launched a pioneering model of food
aid called Food for People. The first facility was developed in
consultation with village elders in the tribal area of Jharkhand, India.
Each month year-round, 45,000 free hot meals are prepared and served to
children and adults at a 10,000 square-foot custom-built facility. The
facility employs 50 villagers, who grow some of the food on a 6-acre parcel
of land. Food for People volunteers have trained these workers to operate
the facility to high nutritional and hygienic standards.



The Foundation also sponsors free medical clinics in northern India.
Volunteer ophthalmologists and optometrists have already provided more than
10,000 free medical consultations, offering medicine and prescription
glasses to those in need.


The Prem Rawat Foundation

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