It is May and a very busy time in the FEAST office! There are currently almost 3000 children and nurses receiving support, many of whom live in remote areas with little or no access to banks or postal services. It is for this reason that the project gathers the youngsters together just twice a year,…

2024 was another very successful year for our FEAST Christmas Gift campaign. Thanks to your generosity and kindness, we were able to buy 3 cows, 8 goats, 16 chickens, a sewing machine and a number of saris which have now been given to those in need. These gifts provide a source of income; a leg-up and way out of…

St Antony’s Nursing College has been running a 3 year diploma course and has now introduced an additional 4 year degree course. As a result, the college has blossomed into a vibrant centre with 180 full-time students. St Antony’s previously focused on supporting girls from particularly poor backgrounds, but the new degree course has attracted some…

FEAST has helped to fund more than 1000 houses, changing the lives of some of the neediest families in Tamil Nadu. There is less demand, and indeed less support, for new houses, but this poor family were lucky. The sickly father, mentally handicapped son, mother, aunty and grandma had been living on the site in…

Each time I visit India, I see just how much the country is moving forwards. New roads, and especially dual carriageways, are helping to ease urban congestion and link larger cities in this vast country. Pipes are being laid to close off open sewers and to take clean water to houses. This move to piped water…