by Corinne Yank, GoPhil Communications Manager<\/em><\/p>\n Below is an update we received from Scott and the AVANI team on Monday, April 20th:<\/span><\/p>\n Our first 300 \u2018Food Relief Kits\u2019 (pictured above) we will be distributing to families in the waste picker slums. Our target is to reach 1,200 families in the Kolhapur district, 500 families in the Satara district, and 500 families in the Sangli district.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Each food relief kit contains enough supplies to feed a family of 5 for a month. Anuradha met with government officials in all 3 districts and persuaded them to each also supply 12 lbs of rice and 12 lbs of wheat flour per family.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div> Having quickly planned <\/span>a massive food relief effort to reach thousands of families in crisis in India<\/b>, AVANI was one of the first GoPhil partners to receive financial support from the <\/span>Rapid Response Fund<\/span><\/a>. True to the AVANI way, this relief program was developed alongside <\/span>strong and vocal advocacy<\/b>, which successfully garnered attention and support from the local government and community leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>