Help Pankaj Gupta provide freshly cooked meals to the poor and vulnerable

It was two years ago when Pankaj Gupta was passing by a dumpster near his home, he noticed that a few children were picking rotten fruits and vegetables. This incident changed Pankaj’s life entirely. Immediately, Pankaj and his brother, Vipin decided to provide one nutritious meal to the underprivileged and the vulnerable. They arranged for a local cook to cook a meal and it was on 14th April 2018, that they started serving nutritious meals to the needy. 

Pankaj felt that whoever is eating this food, they have their own dignity and self-respect. They decided to sell each plate of food for as low as Rs. 5. This is a nominal price that anyone can afford. However, during these tough times there are many who cannot put together Rs. 5/-, they are given the meal for free. 

“We don’t charge a single penny from those who can’t afford such a nominal cost. Food is free for them. we really don’t want such people to stay hungry or eat unhygienic food.”, says Pankaj. 

In the initial days, they were providing around 100 to 150 people with food. They saw an increasing need to cook more food. What started out with a single cook now turned into a community kitchen. Pankaj started the Devdoot Kitchen with the belief that when they can cook the food, they can use the most nutritious and quality ingredients to cook.

Despite various comments and hurdles, they worked with an aim to help another. Later, people started contributing raw ingredients like Rice, Dal, Oil, etc. The lockdown was a painful time for everyone. More and more people turned up for food every day. Today, we are feeding more than 1600 people everyday.

Today, Pankaj and his team need your help to continue providing nutritious meals to the needy. Even though the lockdown is over, there are hundreds of families who’re out of work and are struggling to survive. 

Donate a grocery kit to help Devdoot provide nutritious food to the poor. 

About NGO - Devdoot Food Bank has been feeding poor and vulnerable individuals from 2018. It was founded by Pankaj and Vipin in Gurugram, India. Their initiative is to help feed individuals food for a nominal cost of Rs. 5. They started out by feeding 100 to 150 people per day. Today, during the pandemic, they’re feeding over 700+ families three meals each day.

Note: All the donations  towards this campaign is eligible for Indian Tax Exemption.