State/UT Name : Kerala

Place : Koyilandy

Type of Initiative : Food - Community Kitchen

Date of Initiative : 27-03-2020

What Initiative Were Taken? : Community Kitchen

Details : The Community Kitchen is the initiative to ensure everybody is hunger-free during the lockdown. The community kitchens mainly focus to the weaker sections including migrant labourers, homeless people and the destitute. Kerala’s most powerful women self-help group is the back bone of the community kitchens. For destitute people Koyilandy community kitchen is serve mid-day meals for destitute and migrant labours .mid-day meal in free of cost. The community kitchen is run by Koyilandy Municipality with the leadership of Kudumbashree CDS involving women volunteers, municipal councillors, many volunteers from various voluntary organisations etc. Community kitchen is cooking and serve 435 mid –day

Outcome : Till this day 20-04-2020, the community kitchens have cooked and distributed 9536 food packets.