The So Am I (SAI) Foundation Trust, a nonprofit social organisation, launched "SwaAahar Initiative" under its Hunger Free Odisha drive for sustainable livelihood of mild and moderate category of persons in the urban as well as rural areas.
The initiative was inaugurated by former Chief Secretary BK Pattnaik, former DGP Satyajit Mohanty and linguist Padma Shree Debi Prassana Pattanaik, SAI chairman Maharaja Prabin Chandra Bhanjdeo and Maharani Rashmi Rajyalakshmi Bhanjdeo. Under the initiative, unemployed mass will be employed for various income generating sources such as vege cart, juice/ tea cart, saplings bouquet stalls etc. For most part, the foundation aims at employing people with special needs (often orthopedic challenges), the poor (widows, divorces, and skilled seniors).
Co-founder of SAI Foundation Dr Chidatmika Khatua said, “ We have started with One Food Bank on August 18 2019. Today with the grace of God, we are able to serve 9 lakh meals, having three food banks and two mobile food banks.
Lockdown due to the pandemic had given us an opportunity to serve many categories of people throughout the State.