Our Programs
Feeding Initiative in the UK
Since 2007
Our Work in the UK
The founders of World Food Movement extended the feeding initiatives beyond the shores of India and commenced their operations in the United Kingdom in 2007. Since then, they have been serving children and disadvantaged communities in the UK. The first international kitchen was set up in North London in 2020 to respond to the growing problem of food poverty in the UK. The feeding mission has served over 800,000 meals to children, students and homeless people through various programs since its inception.
This kitchen and other resources have also been utilized for food relief efforts during emergencies like natural calamities or other disasters.
Some of the feeding initiatives are:
What We Do
Our Feeding Initiatives
Hot Meals and Homework
Homework is an important part of the learning framework in most schools. It is a part of the educational process that helps students embed learning from recent lessons and prepare themselves for upcoming classes.
However, for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, homework is yet another issue which can exacerbate social injustice and inequality. The Hot Meals and Homework Program is designed to reduce the levels of inequality children experience with their homework whilst simultaneously supporting their levels of nutrition. After-school clubs are organized during which the feeding program provides healthy meals as a powerful incentive for children to stay behind after the formal school day has ended.
While children have access to nutritious food, their dedicated teachers go the extra mile to supervise and support the completion of their out-of-school exercises. As a result of this initiative, parents are not only helped by the dual-advantage of their children receiving a free meal and getting expert assistance with their studies but there is also the additional benefit of free childcare for working parents.
Halting Holiday Hunger
The school holidays should be a happy time for all our children but for families living in hardship, the holidays can be a time of increased struggle and financial stress. Parents with lower incomes find it even more difficult to feed and look after their children during holidays due to the absence of free school meals and the need to incur extra childcare costs.
The Halting Holiday Hunger Program is aimed at alleviating this significant burden on such families. Partnering with holiday club providers across Greater London during the Easter, Summer and Christmas breaks, this initiative serves children attending holiday clubs with healthy and nutritious meals.
The nutritious meals give children the energy to make the most of their holiday club experience, filled with enriching educational activities \u{2013} from arts and crafts to games and sports. And, beyond this opportunity for laughter, learning and a nourishing meal, partnership with holiday clubs reduces pressure on family budgets and relieves the heavy load carried by hardworking parents.
Happiness Boxes
When the world was faced with pandemic lockdowns, the feeding programs in the UK and India continued supporting children with nutritious food through Happiness boxes despite schools and other community institutions being shut.
The positive impact of Happiness Boxes on their lives was such that they are provided, even today, as an additional source of joy and support to disadvantaged children and their families.
Each Happiness Box contains a selection of dry grocery items (such as rice, beans, vegetables and oil), which enable healthy food choices and can cook up to ten nutritious meals for a growing child. It also includes a recipe booklet and stationery, such as notepads and pencils, to help disadvantaged children make the most of their education.