Initial plans for Hearts Healing Hunger will take place in Siliguri, in Darjeeling District of North Bengal, beginning with the project to feed one thousand people daily. As the project becomes stable in Siliguri, we will seek to open a similar project in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, and then move to more and more cities and towns across India. We believe that numerous predictions of coming food shortages combined with rampant inflation will make this simple project of providing one solid meal a day an urgent necessity for millions in India.
The second project, which will be long-term, is the creation of a sustainable community, with the vision to follow the excellent role model established by Anna Hazare in Maharastra. However, after creating ample and permanent water supply and agriculture, we would move beyond his vision to create numerous agri and agrico-industries. In addition we would develop concrete service projects, such as a home for the elderly /nursing home, a home for the disabled, home for destitute women, individual low-cost homes for refugee populations and severely impoverished people, and more.
The goal of this project is to create a completely sustainable community from both ecological and economic standpoint, with ample water supply, electricity, fuel, agriculture and on-site industries, so that it can serve as a role model for people around the world. As water crisis and food shortages loom large on the horizon, such communities will no longer be a luxury. They will become an absolute necessity. Hence this project is being undertaken with a sense of urgency and speed. |
