By Irbaaz Shaikh | Head - Strategic Partnerships
Ration Kit Programme
The Ration Kit programme supports vulnerable families who face food insecurity due to financial hardship, health challenges, or sudden crises. Many households in informal settlements struggle to meet their daily nutritional needs because of irregular income and limited earning opportunities.
The programme provides immediate relief by ensuring access to essential food supplies for one month. This support helps families reduce their monthly food expenses and use their limited income for other urgent needs such as healthcare, education, and rent.
Each ration kit is valued at 1,500 and is designed to support a family of 3–4 members for approximately one month.
What the Kit Includes
Each kit includes essential food and household items such as rice, wheat flour, pulses, cooking oil, sugar, salt, tea powder, jaggery, spices (turmeric, chilli, and coriander), besan, poha/semolina, and soap. The distribution of these kits ensures short-term food security and provides relief to families during periods of financial distress.
Beneficiary Reach
In the past 3 months, Saath has reached out to 25 families and provided them ration kits.
A Ray of Support in a Time of Grief
Rituben (name changed), aged 30, lives with her two young children, aged 10 and 3, and her 65-year-old mother-in-law in the slum settlements of Ahmedabad. On 28 August 2025, her husband meets with a serious road accident and succumbs to severe head injuries the following morning.
Since his sudden demise, the family faces significant financial and emotional hardship. Rituben is unable to work due to the young age of her children. Her elderly mother-in-law earns a small and irregular income by lifting loads at the vegetable market, which is insufficient to meet their basic needs.
Saath supports the family with a ration kit containing essential food items, providing immediate financial and emotional relief. Rituben expresses heartfelt gratitude to the organisation for supporting her and her children during this difficult period.
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