By Ravi Ramgoolam
"For most of us, the idea of winter means cozy nights, warm blankets & a cup of hot chocolate near the fire, but for those on the streets the drop in temperature becomes a fight for survival," said Svetadvip Das, the main representative of ISKCON Port Elizabeth's Food for Life project.
The ISKCON Port Elizabeth, South Africa, congregation, and Food for Life team moved hearts with the Blanket Drive Initiative. The initiative consists of donating blankets to poor people in the harsh winter season, a time where these people are helpless against both their financial and environmental situations. Many cannot afford warm clothes.
“Port Elizabeth is called windy city. Thousand and thousands of people are living in shacks on the outskirts of the city. I just came today from Food for life, we could hardly stand for long because it was so cold and windy,” Svetadvip Das said.
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