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{{short description|Movement to reduce hunger}}
{{short description|Movement to reduce hunger}}
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'''No Food Waste''' (NFW)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/how-no-food-waste-works-to-redistribute-surplus-food-to-the-needy-in-tamil-nadu/article29359971.ece|title=How No Food Waste works to redistribute surplus food to the needy in Tamil Nadu|last=Nainar|first=Nahla|date=2019-09-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> is a movement turned NGO started by [[Padmanaban Gopalan]] and his friends Dinesh manickam and Sudhakar Mohan to get rid of the problem of hunger.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/get-inspired/3-coimbatore-boys-win-international-grant-after-spending-a-year-resolving-hunger-in-india/|title=3 Coimbatore Boys Win International Grant After Spending A Year Resolving Hunger In India|date=2015-09-30|website=The Logical Indian|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref> The team of No Food Waste scouts for marriage halls, institutions and homes that might have excess food.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/achievers-he-wants-to-end-hunger-stop-food-waste-in-india/20150810.htm|title=He wants to end hunger, stop food waste in India|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref> The food is collected and then repackaged and distributed to the people in need. On an average, 600 plates of food were being provided daily as reported in 2017.
'''No Food Waste''' (NFW)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/how-no-food-waste-works-to-redistribute-surplus-food-to-the-needy-in-tamil-nadu/article29359971.ece|title=How No Food Waste works to redistribute surplus food to the needy in Tamil Nadu|last=Nainar|first=Nahla|date=2019-09-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> is a movement turned NGO started by [[Padmanaban Gopalan]] and his friends Dinesh manickam and Sudhakar Mohan to get rid of the problem of hunger.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/get-inspired/3-coimbatore-boys-win-international-grant-after-spending-a-year-resolving-hunger-in-india/|title=3 Coimbatore Boys Win International Grant After Spending A Year Resolving Hunger In India|date=2015-09-30|website=The Logical Indian|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref> The team of No Food Waste scouts for marriage halls, institutions and homes that might have excess food.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/achievers-he-wants-to-end-hunger-stop-food-waste-in-india/20150810.htm|title=He wants to end hunger, stop food waste in India|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref> The food is collected and then repackaged and distributed to the people in need. On an average, 600 plates of food were being provided daily as reported in 2017.


The movement started in [[Coimbatore]] and has now expanded to other districts in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]]. Apart from a hotline, they also developed an app on which anyone who has excess food can log in. The person can send a message which is received by a volunteer of the organization. The volunteer then collects the food after connecting via app.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-a-visionary-padmanab_b_7853356|title=Meet a Visionary: Padmanaban Gopalan, the Robin Hood of Excess Food|last=Nessel|first=Ariel|last2=Project|first2=ContributorCo Founder of The Pollination|date=2015-07-27|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/no-food-waste-ngo-wants-to-banish-hunger-from-city/article7772287.ece|title=No Food Waste NGO wants to banish hunger from city|last=Nath|first=Parshathy J.|date=2015-10-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-06-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The app also identifies hunger spots by crowdsourcing data to analyse the need.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/no-food-waste-when-leftover-food-reaches-the-hungry-through-a-mobile-app/story-5KOzDX8AzfFbRihj8zr3bP.html|title=No Food Waste: When leftovers reach the hungry through a mobile app|date=2016-07-10|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/190517/crusader-against-wasting-food-to-act-in-kerala-too.html|title=Crusader against wasting food to act in Kerala, too|last=Chandran|first=Cynthia|date=2017-05-19|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref>
The movement started in [[Coimbatore]] and has now expanded to other districts in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]]. Apart from a hotline, they also developed an app on which anyone who has excess food can log in. The person can send a message which is received by a volunteer of the organization. The volunteer then collects the food after connecting via app.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-a-visionary-padmanab_b_7853356|title=Meet a Visionary: Padmanaban Gopalan, the Robin Hood of Excess Food|last1=Nessel|first1=Ariel|last2=Project|first2=ContributorCo Founder of The Pollination|date=2015-07-27|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/no-food-waste-ngo-wants-to-banish-hunger-from-city/article7772287.ece|title=No Food Waste NGO wants to banish hunger from city|last=Nath|first=Parshathy J.|date=2015-10-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-06-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The app also identifies hunger spots by [[crowdsourcing]] data to analyse the need.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/no-food-waste-when-leftover-food-reaches-the-hungry-through-a-mobile-app/story-5KOzDX8AzfFbRihj8zr3bP.html|title=No Food Waste: When leftovers reach the hungry through a mobile app|date=2016-07-10|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/190517/crusader-against-wasting-food-to-act-in-kerala-too.html|title=Crusader against wasting food to act in Kerala, too|last=Chandran|first=Cynthia|date=2017-05-19|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref>


== Awards and recognition  ==
== Awards and recognition  ==
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*''Social Entrepreneur Award'' from ICCI
*''Social Entrepreneur Award'' from ICCI
* National award ‘''Rashtriya Swayam Siddh Samman''’ from JSPL Foundation and the [[United Nations Global Compact]] Network India (UNGCN)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cms.ati.ms/2017/07/feeding-indias-hungry-theres-app/|title=Feeding India's hungry? There's an app for that – Asia Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jsplfoundation.co.in/swayamsiddh/winner.html|title=Jindal Foundation|website=jsplfoundation.co.in|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
* National award ‘''Rashtriya Swayam Siddh Samman''’ from JSPL Foundation and the [[United Nations Global Compact]] Network India (UNGCN)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cms.ati.ms/2017/07/feeding-indias-hungry-theres-app/|title=Feeding India's hungry? There's an app for that – Asia Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jsplfoundation.co.in/swayamsiddh/winner.html|title=Jindal Foundation|website=jsplfoundation.co.in|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
*''International Visionary Award for 2015'' from The Pollination Project of California<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-a-visionary-padmanab_b_7853356|title=Meet a Visionary: Padmanaban Gopalan, the Robin Hood of Excess Food|last=Nessel|first=Ariel|last2=Project|first2=ContributorCo Founder of The Pollination|date=2015-07-27|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/padmanabhan-gopalan-and-no-food-waste/article7336815.ece|title=Don't chuck that food!|last=Rajkumar|first=Shanthini|date=2015-06-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/padmanaban-gopalan-no-food-waste/|title=Padmanaban Gopalan – No Food Waste|last=joshuabaer23|date=2015-07-23|website=The Pollination Project|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
*''International Visionary Award for 2015'' from The Pollination Project of California<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meet-a-visionary-padmanab_b_7853356|title=Meet a Visionary: Padmanaban Gopalan, the Robin Hood of Excess Food|last1=Nessel|first1=Ariel|last2=Project|first2=ContributorCo Founder of The Pollination|date=2015-07-27|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/padmanabhan-gopalan-and-no-food-waste/article7336815.ece|title=Don't chuck that food!|last=Rajkumar|first=Shanthini|date=2015-06-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/padmanaban-gopalan-no-food-waste/|title=Padmanaban Gopalan – No Food Waste|last=joshuabaer23|date=2015-07-23|website=The Pollination Project|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
*Presented in Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/international-laurels-for-coimbatore-social-entrepreneur/articleshow/66303033.cms|title=International laurels for Coimbatore social entrepreneur {{!}} Coimbatore News – Times of India|date=21 October 2018|first=P.|last=Sangeetha|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
*Presented in Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/international-laurels-for-coimbatore-social-entrepreneur/articleshow/66303033.cms|title=International laurels for Coimbatore social entrepreneur {{!}} Coimbatore News – Times of India|date=21 October 2018|first=P.|last=Sangeetha|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
*[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]'s ''Chief Minister’s State Youth Award'' was received by [[Padmanaban Gopalan]] for No Food Waste<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/this-young-entrepreneur-makes-city-proud/articleshow/60078116.cms|title=This young entrepreneur makes city proud – Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/desc.php?id=27|title=Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu|website=www.sdat.tn.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
*[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]'s ''Chief Minister’s State Youth Award'' was received by [[Padmanaban Gopalan]] for No Food Waste<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/this-young-entrepreneur-makes-city-proud/articleshow/60078116.cms|title=This young entrepreneur makes city proud – Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/desc.php?id=27|title=Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu|website=www.sdat.tn.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
*''Commonwealth Youth Award'' for contributions towards  [[United Nations]]’s Sustainable Development Goal 02 "Zero Hunger" <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/no-food-waste-founder-bags-commonwealth-award/article26548130.ece|title=No Food Waste founder bags Commonwealth award|author=Staff Reporter|date=2019-03-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indian-social-entrepreneur-wins-commonwealth-award-119031301051_1.html|title=Indian social entrepreneur wins Commonwealth award|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-03-13|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecommonwealth.org/media/news/winners-commonwealth-youth-awards-2019-announced|title=Winners of Commonwealth Youth Awards 2019 announced {{!}} The Commonwealth|website=thecommonwealth.org|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/feed-people-not-landfills/articleshow/68427465.cms|title='Feed people, not landfills'|date=15 March 2019|first=P.|last=Sangeetha|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>  
*''Commonwealth Youth Award'' for contributions towards  [[United Nations]]’s Sustainable Development Goal 02 "Zero Hunger" <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/no-food-waste-founder-bags-commonwealth-award/article26548130.ece|title=No Food Waste founder bags Commonwealth award|author=Staff Reporter|date=2019-03-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indian-social-entrepreneur-wins-commonwealth-award-119031301051_1.html|title=Indian social entrepreneur wins Commonwealth award|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-03-13|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecommonwealth.org/media/news/winners-commonwealth-youth-awards-2019-announced|title=Winners of Commonwealth Youth Awards 2019 announced {{!}} The Commonwealth|website=thecommonwealth.org|access-date=2019-09-28|archive-date=28 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928074721/https://thecommonwealth.org/media/news/winners-commonwealth-youth-awards-2019-announced|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/feed-people-not-landfills/articleshow/68427465.cms|title='Feed people, not landfills'|date=15 March 2019|first=P.|last=Sangeetha|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>  
*Presented in ''Science, Technology & Innovation Forum (STI) 2019'' by [[United Nations]] for No Food Waste by [[Padmanaban Gopalan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.un.org/en/audio/2019/05/1038701|title=Young social entrepreneur in India turns wedding waste into meals for the needy|date=2019-05-17|website=UN News|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
*Presented in ''Science, Technology & Innovation Forum (STI) 2019'' by [[United Nations]] for No Food Waste by [[Padmanaban Gopalan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.un.org/en/audio/2019/05/1038701|title=Young social entrepreneur in India turns wedding waste into meals for the needy|date=2019-05-17|website=UN News|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
*[[Padmanaban Gopalan]] bagged ''National Youth Award 2019'' by [[Government of India]] for No Food Waste <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/honour-for-no-food-waste-founder/article29039326.ece|title=Honour for 'No Food Waste' founder|author=Staff Reporter|date=2019-08-13|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1581800|title=Shri Kiren Rijiju confers the National Youth Awards for excellent work and contribution in different fields of development and social service|website=pib.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/aug/15/winning-without-waste-2019134.html|title=Winning without waste|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.covaimail.com/?p=17619|title='No Food Waste' Founder wins the National Youth Award|last=CovaiMail|date=2019-08-14|website=The Covai Mail|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://simplicity.in///news-detail.php?nid=56844|title=Citys Padmanaban Gopalan conferred with Govt. of Indias prestigious National Youth Award for 2016–17 at New Delhi|website=simplicity.in|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
*[[Padmanaban Gopalan]] bagged ''National Youth Award 2019'' by [[Government of India]] for No Food Waste <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/honour-for-no-food-waste-founder/article29039326.ece|title=Honour for 'No Food Waste' founder|author=Staff Reporter|date=2019-08-13|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1581800|title=Shri Kiren Rijiju confers the National Youth Awards for excellent work and contribution in different fields of development and social service|website=pib.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/aug/15/winning-without-waste-2019134.html|title=Winning without waste|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.covaimail.com/?p=17619|title='No Food Waste' Founder wins the National Youth Award|last=CovaiMail|date=2019-08-14|website=The Covai Mail|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://simplicity.in///news-detail.php?nid=56844|title=Citys Padmanaban Gopalan conferred with Govt. of Indias prestigious National Youth Award for 2016–17 at New Delhi|website=simplicity.in|date=12 August 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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No Food Waste
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Founded16 October 2014 (2014-10-16)
FounderPadmanaban Gopalan, Dinesh Manickam and Sudhakar Mohan
Founded atCoimbatore
TypeNGO
HeadquartersCoimbatore
Location
Websitenofoodwaste.org

No Food Waste (NFW)[1] is a movement turned NGO started by Padmanaban Gopalan and his friends Dinesh manickam and Sudhakar Mohan to get rid of the problem of hunger.[2] The team of No Food Waste scouts for marriage halls, institutions and homes that might have excess food.[3] The food is collected and then repackaged and distributed to the people in need. On an average, 600 plates of food were being provided daily as reported in 2017.

The movement started in Coimbatore and has now expanded to other districts in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Apart from a hotline, they also developed an app on which anyone who has excess food can log in. The person can send a message which is received by a volunteer of the organization. The volunteer then collects the food after connecting via app.[4][5] The app also identifies hunger spots by crowdsourcing data to analyse the need.[6][7]

Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Nainar, Nahla (7 September 2019). "How No Food Waste works to redistribute surplus food to the needy in Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. "3 Coimbatore Boys Win International Grant After Spending A Year Resolving Hunger In India". The Logical Indian. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. "He wants to end hunger, stop food waste in India". Rediff. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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  5. Nath, Parshathy J. (17 October 2015). "No Food Waste NGO wants to banish hunger from city". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. "No Food Waste: When leftovers reach the hungry through a mobile app". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. Chandran, Cynthia (19 May 2017). "Crusader against wasting food to act in Kerala, too". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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  11. Rajkumar, Shanthini (21 June 2015). "Don't chuck that food!". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  12. joshuabaer23 (23 July 2015). "Padmanaban Gopalan – No Food Waste". The Pollination Project. Retrieved 28 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. Sangeetha, P. (21 October 2018). "International laurels for Coimbatore social entrepreneur | Coimbatore News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  14. "This young entrepreneur makes city proud – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  15. "Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu". www.sdat.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  16. Staff Reporter (15 March 2019). "No Food Waste founder bags Commonwealth award". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  17. "Indian social entrepreneur wins Commonwealth award". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  18. "Winners of Commonwealth Youth Awards 2019 announced | The Commonwealth". thecommonwealth.org. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  19. Sangeetha, P. (15 March 2019). "'Feed people, not landfills'". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  20. "Young social entrepreneur in India turns wedding waste into meals for the needy". UN News. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  21. Staff Reporter (13 August 2019). "Honour for 'No Food Waste' founder". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  22. "Shri Kiren Rijiju confers the National Youth Awards for excellent work and contribution in different fields of development and social service". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  23. "Winning without waste". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  24. CovaiMail (14 August 2019). "'No Food Waste' Founder wins the National Youth Award". The Covai Mail. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  25. "Citys Padmanaban Gopalan conferred with Govt. of Indias prestigious National Youth Award for 2016–17 at New Delhi". simplicity.in. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

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