Concerned with the growing number of displaced and homeless people on the streets of Kathmandu, NA initiated in the year 2005 Shanti Sahayog Bhancha, a weekly "peace kitchen" to feed the hungry. Shanti Sahayog Bhancha is a joint effort of NA and the local community. NA's DYVP youth volunteers cook and serve at Shanti Sahayog Bhancha at Jawalakhel Chowk on Thursdays. The financial supports for the lunches are provided by individual donors within Nepal. For the peace kitchen, Jawalakhel metropolitan Police has provided the space for storing the cooking, and feeding utensils in their premises, the water is supplied by Nepal Water Supply, Lalitpur and the community has supported by creating conducive environment for the peace kitchen.
Objectives
To provide displaced and homeless people with a fresh, hot and nutritious meal once a week.
To create community awareness by involving them in a good cause.
To empower and emotionally heal the DYVP youth volunteers by giving them an opportunity to serve those needier than themselves.
Outcomes
347 weekly Peace kitchens completed to date, with approximately 90-130 displaced and/or homeless people being fed in each kitchen.
The peace kitchen has functioned as a 'healing space' for the youth volunteers for empathizing and sharing the state of helplessness
The event also encourages youths to work in teams and in coordination which provides youths from different backgrounds a platform for effective team building and increasing support
Increased coordination and linkages among government bodies local communities and participants of Shanti Bhancha
The DYVP youth volunteers are actively engaged in running each week's Shanti Sahayog Bhancha, and have expressed that they feel motivated towards social service.
Initiated mobile soup kitchen for the people living in street from 18th February to March 31 2008. It was held thrice a week.
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