Over the last 30 years, in collaboration with the Salvation Army, INDIENHILFE (INDIA AID) has been financing the feeding the poor programmes for poverty-stricken welfare cases, including the unemployed, single elderly, slum residents, mentally ill and handicapped as well as street children.

What began in Mumbai (Bombay) in 1979 was subsequently expanded to the megacities of Chennai (Madras), Kolkata (Calcutta) and Delhi.  In the meantime, over 800 food rations at a total of 11 distribution centres are handed out every day to carefully selected beneficiaries in these four urban centres of India. Gender or religion does not play a role in their selection.

With regard to the still very great poverty in India, this may appear to be only a drop in the bucket. But the social workers’ caring support for the beneficiaries often also bears spiritual fruit, since many come into contact with the Christian faith for the first time and regularly participate in Salvation Army events.