Snaking hunger lines - www.nol.hu
„It was a huge crowd today, we could hardly believe our eyes, it was indescribable. People were tense, impatient, desperate. Anyone who queued at 11am got in line around 5pm, by then they were completely frozen. One good thing: there was food for everyone!” Continued on www.nol.hu.
Children are fed by the Krishnas in Kisterenye - www.nepszava.hu
The Hungarian Society for Krishna Consciousness is providing 750 meals to help children in need in Kisterenye, Nógrád County, between the two holidays. According to a statement from the religious community, at the request of a nonprofit organization called Jeromaf, between December 27 to December 31, the Krishna devotees in Eger undertook to provide meals for 150 children daily, offering them not only a hot lunch but also fruit and dairy products […]
Here we are. Food distribution at Blaha Lujza Square - Photo Gallery - www.nepszava.hu
The staff of the Meals for Life Foundation, which implements the food for the poor programme of the Krishna Community of Believers in Hungary, distributed hot meals at Blaha Lujza Square in Budapest. Gifts were also taken out of the trucks. Continued on www.nepszava.hu.
Warm food, gifts for the needy - www.stop.hu
Across the country, staff and volunteers from various aid organizations are distributing hot meals, food, and clothing to those in need during and after the holidays. Year after year, more and more people are visiting food distribution sites; for example, on December 24 at Blaha Lujza Square in Budapest, the line of people in need stretched to an unprecedented length, with many standing in line for hours with their entire families for a bowl of hot food. The […]
Childcare in Kisterenye
A special children’s meal program is launching in Kisterenye. We’re providing 750 meals to help children in need during the period between the two holidays. Our foundation is launching a children’s meal program in Kistereny, in the old kindergarten building, at the request of the nonprofit organization JEROMAF. This initiative is particularly urgent because families living in straitened circumstances in the town face difficulties during the school break […]
Christmas food distribution with Krishna devotees - www.harmonet.hu
On Saturday, December 22, the “Food for Life” program—the food distribution mission of the Krishna Consciousness Movement in Hungary—will hold a special food distribution event in Óbuda. In addition to a delicious hot lunch, those standing in line will also receive a package of non-perishable food items, toys, and candy. Christmas Food Distribution in Óbuda In honor of the holidays, those waiting in line will receive not only a delicious hot lunch, but also non-perishable food packages and toys, as well as […]
Crowds waiting for a free lunch in Buda: pictures of destitution - www.penzcentrum.hu
The Food for Life Foundation posted a shocking image on its Facebook page. The Budapest headquarters of the Hungarian Society for Krishna Consciousness, in cooperation with the Óbuda-Békásmegyer Municipal Government, distributed food to those in need on December 22. As the photo shows, hundreds of disadvantaged people attended the event. In honor of Christmas, those in need received a generous food package in addition to a hot meal. The Christmas package contained the household items most commonly used […]
Food for Life: the Krishnas distribute food at Balaha - 168ora.hu
As Christmas approaches, Food for Life has launched its special holiday food distribution campaigns. Volunteers from the Hungarian Society for Krishna Consciousness are helping not only in the capital but also at food distribution sites throughout the countryside. Once again this year, the organization is setting up its largest distribution site at Blaha Lujza Square, where they serve 1,300 people daily. Children also receive toys. The campaign in the capital […]
Food is distributed in several locations - www.mno.hu
Food is being distributed to those in need at numerous locations across the country. Ecumenical groups are doing charity work in Debrecen, while Krishna devotees are doing so in the capital. They’ve been cooking soup since this morning at a restaurant in Budapest. Anyone could take some; the elderly received their Christmas lunch for free. It took three hours just for the water to boil; the soup was made from 200 kilograms of fish, 100 kilograms of red onions, and 5 kilograms of salt […]
Shocking photo: endless queues for food at Blaha Lujza Square - www.hvg.hu
The photo circulating on Facebook was taken on 24 December 2012. Never before have so many people queued for food in Blaha Lujza Square. The Krishna Community of Believers in Hungary is helping throughout Christmas, and today they are also distributing food from 13:00 at Blaha Lujza Square.