good afternoon ladies and gentlemen if I can call you all that all the speakers
can call you all that all the speakers
can call you all that all the speakers before me have really ignited our minds
before me have really ignited our minds
before me have really ignited our minds about the innovations that are happening
about the innovations that are happening
about the innovations that are happening around us and the Halim has actually
around us and the Halim has actually
around us and the Halim has actually blown our mind with his dance
blown our mind with his dance
blown our mind with his dance performance and I would like to
performance and I would like to
performance and I would like to introduce you all to the human side of
introduce you all to the human side of
introduce you all to the human side of life today and for that I would like you
life today and for that I would like you
life today and for that I would like you to see a couple of pictures so are these
to see a couple of pictures so are these
to see a couple of pictures so are these pictures are disturbing to you as they
pictures are disturbing to you as they
pictures are disturbing to you as they are to me do you know how much food gets
are to me do you know how much food gets
are to me do you know how much food gets wasted every single day around the globe
wasted every single day around the globe
wasted every single day around the globe well if you can’t feed a hundred people
well if you can’t feed a hundred people
well if you can’t feed a hundred people just feed one said mother Teresa okay so
just feed one said mother Teresa okay so
just feed one said mother Teresa okay so before I go any further I’m an interior
before I go any further I’m an interior
before I go any further I’m an interior designer by profession and an
designer by profession and an
designer by profession and an enthusiastic volunteer with a non-profit
enthusiastic volunteer with a non-profit
enthusiastic volunteer with a non-profit volunteer based organization called
volunteer based organization called
volunteer based organization called Robin Hood army so in life we all must
Robin Hood army so in life we all must
Robin Hood army so in life we all must have gone through so many experiences
have gone through so many experiences
have gone through so many experiences the experiences helped us grow to become
the experiences helped us grow to become
the experiences helped us grow to become the person that we are and they change
the person that we are and they change
the person that we are and they change our attitude towards many things that we
our attitude towards many things that we
our attitude towards many things that we come across in our life today I would
come across in our life today I would
come across in our life today I would like to share with you all a couple of
like to share with you all a couple of
like to share with you all a couple of experiences that I have been through
experiences that I have been through
experiences that I have been through since you all are in your formative
since you all are in your formative
since you all are in your formative years and it’ll be really beneficial if
years and it’ll be really beneficial if
years and it’ll be really beneficial if you’re socially aware of certain things
you’re socially aware of certain things
you’re socially aware of certain things for the betterment of the society when I
for the betterment of the society when I
for the betterment of the society when I was a child I used to see my parents
was a child I used to see my parents
was a child I used to see my parents distribute food to the needy
distribute food to the needy
distribute food to the needy once a week I never understood why they
once a week I never understood why they
once a week I never understood why they did what they did but then it did leave
did what they did but then it did leave
did what they did but then it did leave a long lasting impact on my subconscious
a long lasting impact on my subconscious
a long lasting impact on my subconscious little did I realize then that they were
little did I realize then that they were
little did I realize then that they were sowing the seed in my mind which would
sowing the seed in my mind which would
sowing the seed in my mind which would at a later date become my passion for
at a later date become my passion for
at a later date become my passion for which I would dedicate my time I was
which I would dedicate my time I was
which I would dedicate my time I was looking at ways and opportunities and
looking at ways and opportunities and
looking at ways and opportunities and openings to pursue this feeling that I
openings to pursue this feeling that I
openings to pursue this feeling that I had in me as I started growing older my
had in me as I started growing older my
had in me as I started growing older my parents encouraged me to spend all my
parents encouraged me to spend all my
parents encouraged me to spend all my birthdays by serving the poor and the
birthdays by serving the poor and the
birthdays by serving the poor and the needy in the old-age homes and the
needy in the old-age homes and the
needy in the old-age homes and the orphanages the happiness and contentment
orphanages the happiness and contentment
orphanages the happiness and contentment that I used to get by doing that was
that I used to get by doing that was
that I used to get by doing that was really priceless after all we all look
really priceless after all we all look
really priceless after all we all look for contentment in life and each of us
for contentment in life and each of us
for contentment in life and each of us get it in our own ways given our life
get it in our own ways given our life
get it in our own ways given our life stage and occupation but I realized the
stage and occupation but I realized the
stage and occupation but I realized the charity is something which is
charity is something which is
charity is something which is independent of all these things and no
independent of all these things and no
independent of all these things and no matter in what stage we are whether
matter in what stage we are whether
matter in what stage we are whether you’re young younger old rich or poor
you’re young younger old rich or poor
you’re young younger old rich or poor whether you’re in a high level
whether you’re in a high level
whether you’re in a high level management or a beginner or a student
management or a beginner or a student
management or a beginner or a student you know we all could contribute in this
you know we all could contribute in this
you know we all could contribute in this domain with the same kind of an
domain with the same kind of an
domain with the same kind of an effectiveness so like I said I was
effectiveness so like I said I was
effectiveness so like I said I was looking for openings opportunities to do
looking for openings opportunities to do
looking for openings opportunities to do something which could actually impact
something which could actually impact
something which could actually impact the society which could make me give an
the society which could make me give an
the society which could make me give an impact to the betterment of the society
impact to the betterment of the society
impact to the betterment of the society that’s when I was introduced to Robin
that’s when I was introduced to Robin
that’s when I was introduced to Robin Hood Army by my nephew so Robin Hood ami
Hood Army by my nephew so Robin Hood ami
Hood Army by my nephew so Robin Hood ami what does it do it colet’s surplice
what does it do it colet’s surplice
what does it do it colet’s surplice leftover food from the restaurants and
leftover food from the restaurants and
leftover food from the restaurants and distributes it to the needy simple right
distributes it to the needy simple right
distributes it to the needy simple right not really
not really
not really so before I get into the details of her
so before I get into the details of her
so before I get into the details of her rhe as we call it in short initially to
rhe as we call it in short initially to
rhe as we call it in short initially to be very frank I was
be very frank I was
be very frank I was little apprehensive about joining this
little apprehensive about joining this
little apprehensive about joining this group all the Robins as we call
group all the Robins as we call
group all the Robins as we call ourselves are in their twenties and
ourselves are in their twenties and
ourselves are in their twenties and thirties so even though founders Neal
thirties so even though founders Neal
thirties so even though founders Neal Ghosh and Arnon Sinha who founded rhe in
Ghosh and Arnon Sinha who founded rhe in
Ghosh and Arnon Sinha who founded rhe in 2014 and Delhi they’re in their
2014 and Delhi they’re in their
2014 and Delhi they’re in their 20-somethings so when I wanted to join I
20-somethings so when I wanted to join I
20-somethings so when I wanted to join I called the founder of rhe Hyderabad
called the founder of rhe Hyderabad
called the founder of rhe Hyderabad Aditya Gupta twenty-something and said I
Aditya Gupta twenty-something and said I
Aditya Gupta twenty-something and said I was interested in joining this
was interested in joining this
was interested in joining this organization but I definitely do not
organization but I definitely do not
organization but I definitely do not fall under the twenty I mean not even
fall under the twenty I mean not even
fall under the twenty I mean not even the thirty categories so he said all
the thirty categories so he said all
the thirty categories so he said all that Raj needs is our commitment and
that Raj needs is our commitment and
that Raj needs is our commitment and time today Archie Hyderabad has the
time today Archie Hyderabad has the
time today Archie Hyderabad has the youngest Robin who’s three years old and
youngest Robin who’s three years old and
youngest Robin who’s three years old and an oldest Robin who is 80 years old so I
an oldest Robin who is 80 years old so I
an oldest Robin who is 80 years old so I joined already in 2014 December and in
joined already in 2014 December and in
joined already in 2014 December and in May 2015 I was made one of the chapter
May 2015 I was made one of the chapter
May 2015 I was made one of the chapter heads of Raj and in February 2016
heads of Raj and in February 2016
heads of Raj and in February 2016 I was made facility head of Hyderabad so
I was made facility head of Hyderabad so
I was made facility head of Hyderabad so when I join hi the bird had about three
when I join hi the bird had about three
when I join hi the bird had about three chapters with about 40 volunteers
chapters with about 40 volunteers
chapters with about 40 volunteers serving food for about 500 people and
serving food for about 500 people and
serving food for about 500 people and today Hyderabad has about nine chapters
today Hyderabad has about nine chapters
today Hyderabad has about nine chapters with about 250 volunteers serving food
with about 250 volunteers serving food
with about 250 volunteers serving food for about 5000 people per month so how
for about 5000 people per month so how
for about 5000 people per month so how does rhf work the food that is collected
does rhf work the food that is collected
does rhf work the food that is collected from the restaurants
from the restaurants
from the restaurants to dispute to the needy is distributed
to dispute to the needy is distributed
to dispute to the needy is distributed by teams of Robbins who become
by teams of Robbins who become
by teams of Robbins who become responsible for specific areas discount
responsible for specific areas discount
responsible for specific areas discount for restaurants they talk to the owners
for restaurants they talk to the owners
for restaurants they talk to the owners of the restaurants to give us a surplus
of the restaurants to give us a surplus
of the restaurants to give us a surplus food instead of throwing it out they
food instead of throwing it out they
food instead of throwing it out they identify clusters of people and then do
identify clusters of people and then do
identify clusters of people and then do the distribution today Archie is saw has
the distribution today Archie is saw has
the distribution today Archie is saw has its presence in about 40 cities in India
its presence in about 40 cities in India
its presence in about 40 cities in India and about 13 countries abroad so so why
and about 13 countries abroad so so why
and about 13 countries abroad so so why do we need rhe to be present in so many
do we need rhe to be present in so many
do we need rhe to be present in so many countries with so many volunteers doing
countries with so many volunteers doing
countries with so many volunteers doing what we are doing so let me tell you let
what we are doing so let me tell you let
what we are doing so let me tell you let me show you in what always food gets
me show you in what always food gets
me show you in what always food gets wasted on a daily basis let’s start with
wasted on a daily basis let’s start with
wasted on a daily basis let’s start with the food wastage at home we have all
the food wastage at home we have all
the food wastage at home we have all been told since childhood that we are
been told since childhood that we are
been told since childhood that we are not supposed to waste food but
not supposed to waste food but
not supposed to waste food but unfortunately that still happens we
unfortunately that still happens we
unfortunately that still happens we generally buy more food and groceries
generally buy more food and groceries
generally buy more food and groceries than we actually need and stack them at
than we actually need and stack them at
than we actually need and stack them at the back of a refrigerators and let them
the back of a refrigerators and let them
the back of a refrigerators and let them die slowly sometimes we cook more food
die slowly sometimes we cook more food
die slowly sometimes we cook more food we have the best intentions but then a
we have the best intentions but then a
we have the best intentions but then a little bit of wastage on a daily basis I
little bit of wastage on a daily basis I
little bit of wastage on a daily basis I observe to the entire global situation
observe to the entire global situation
observe to the entire global situation so let’s see what happens when we eat
so let’s see what happens when we eat
so let’s see what happens when we eat out we all love eating out we generally
out we all love eating out we generally
out we all love eating out we generally order more food than we actually can
order more food than we actually can
order more food than we actually can consume and we all know at the back of
consume and we all know at the back of
consume and we all know at the back of our minds when the waiter comes to clear
our minds when the waiter comes to clear
our minds when the waiter comes to clear the leftover food he is going to take
the leftover food he is going to take
the leftover food he is going to take the food and dump them in the dustbins
the food and dump them in the dustbins
the food and dump them in the dustbins the percentage of people who leave food
the percentage of people who leave food
the percentage of people who leave food whenever they eat out is close to about
whenever they eat out is close to about
whenever they eat out is close to about 27 percent now coming to the wedding’s
27 percent now coming to the wedding’s
27 percent now coming to the wedding’s let’s see what happens in our weddings
let’s see what happens in our weddings
let’s see what happens in our weddings Indians are buying large you know they
Indians are buying large you know they
Indians are buying large you know they spend lavishly on their weddings and
spend lavishly on their weddings and
spend lavishly on their weddings and even a balanced middle-class family
even a balanced middle-class family
even a balanced middle-class family takes out all their
takes out all their
takes out all their life savings and spends them on the
life savings and spends them on the
life savings and spends them on the wedding’s of the children the way food
wedding’s of the children the way food
wedding’s of the children the way food is eaten and wasted in weddings is an
is eaten and wasted in weddings is an
is eaten and wasted in weddings is an eye-opener for all of us today I will
eye-opener for all of us today I will
eye-opener for all of us today I will not be wrong when I say that the status
not be wrong when I say that the status
not be wrong when I say that the status of a person is directly proportionate to
of a person is directly proportionate to
of a person is directly proportionate to the number of dishes he serves in a
the number of dishes he serves in a
the number of dishes he serves in a wedding piles of food gets wasted they
wedding piles of food gets wasted they
wedding piles of food gets wasted they get trashed into the husband so if you
get trashed into the husband so if you
get trashed into the husband so if you look at the situation globally I would
look at the situation globally I would
look at the situation globally I would like to give you some sad statistics
like to give you some sad statistics
like to give you some sad statistics which may probably surprise you or even
which may probably surprise you or even
which may probably surprise you or even shock you 1.3 billion tons of food gets
shock you 1.3 billion tons of food gets
shock you 1.3 billion tons of food gets wasted every year 1.3 billion tons or of
wasted every year 1.3 billion tons or of
wasted every year 1.3 billion tons or of which just a quarter of the food that is
which just a quarter of the food that is
which just a quarter of the food that is wasted can serve about 795 million
wasted can serve about 795 million
wasted can serve about 795 million undernourished people across the globe
undernourished people across the globe
undernourished people across the globe India ranked 63rd out of the 78
India ranked 63rd out of the 78
India ranked 63rd out of the 78 countries in terms of supply of
countries in terms of supply of
countries in terms of supply of insufficient food for its entire
insufficient food for its entire
insufficient food for its entire population one-third of the world’s
population one-third of the world’s
population one-third of the world’s malnourished children live in India
malnourished children live in India
malnourished children live in India malnourished mother’s give birth to
malnourished mother’s give birth to
malnourished mother’s give birth to underweight babies all of which 20% of
underweight babies all of which 20% of
underweight babies all of which 20% of them die before they reach the age of
them die before they reach the age of
them die before they reach the age of five so there is so much scope for us to
five so there is so much scope for us to
five so there is so much scope for us to do something in this situation there is
do something in this situation there is
do something in this situation there is a need for us to all unite globally at
a need for us to all unite globally at
a need for us to all unite globally at multiple levels to at least lessen the
multiple levels to at least lessen the
multiple levels to at least lessen the situation if not eradicated completely
situation if not eradicated completely
situation if not eradicated completely so this is how it is when food gets
so this is how it is when food gets
so this is how it is when food gets wasted so how is rhe different you know
wasted so how is rhe different you know
wasted so how is rhe different you know there are a lot of organizations who are
there are a lot of organizations who are
there are a lot of organizations who are fighting against hunger but Raj is a
fighting against hunger but Raj is a
fighting against hunger but Raj is a little different from others rh8 does
little different from others rh8 does
little different from others rh8 does not take any monetary donations all the
not take any monetary donations all the
not take any monetary donations all the donations that we take are only in the
donations that we take are only in the
donations that we take are only in the form of food or items that can be
form of food or items that can be
form of food or items that can be distributed
distributed
distributed we do not compromise on the quality of
we do not compromise on the quality of
we do not compromise on the quality of the food that is distributed whenever we
the food that is distributed whenever we
the food that is distributed whenever we get a call for distribution of food we
get a call for distribution of food we
get a call for distribution of food we taste the food and then only take it out
taste the food and then only take it out
taste the food and then only take it out for distribution decentralization is the
for distribution decentralization is the
for distribution decentralization is the key factor in the success of our chain
key factor in the success of our chain
key factor in the success of our chain every city has its own background its
every city has its own background its
every city has its own background its own setup and the new oratory chapters
own setup and the new oratory chapters
own setup and the new oratory chapters work as many startups taking the best
work as many startups taking the best
work as many startups taking the best you know models from the already
you know models from the already
you know models from the already existing chapters arobin’s are the
existing chapters arobin’s are the
existing chapters arobin’s are the backbone of rhe so we all consider
backbone of rhe so we all consider
backbone of rhe so we all consider ourselves as a massive family growing
ourselves as a massive family growing
ourselves as a massive family growing constantly globally fighting against
constantly globally fighting against
constantly globally fighting against hunger so these are our ovens so how
hunger so these are our ovens so how
hunger so these are our ovens so how does our achieve work each city is
does our achieve work each city is
does our achieve work each city is divided into different chapters and each
divided into different chapters and each
divided into different chapters and each chapter has a dedicated drive a
chapter has a dedicated drive a
chapter has a dedicated drive a dedicated day to do do a drive here I
dedicated day to do do a drive here I
dedicated day to do do a drive here I would like to proudly say that Hyderabad
would like to proudly say that Hyderabad
would like to proudly say that Hyderabad does a drive every single day of the
does a drive every single day of the
does a drive every single day of the week so endo apart from the regular
week so endo apart from the regular
week so endo apart from the regular drives or the regular connect we have
drives or the regular connect we have
drives or the regular connect we have with the restaurants who give us the
with the restaurants who give us the
with the restaurants who give us the food we also do something called ad hoc
food we also do something called ad hoc
food we also do something called ad hoc drives a dog drives wherein we get a
drives a dog drives wherein we get a
drives a dog drives wherein we get a call anytime of the day or night saying
call anytime of the day or night saying
call anytime of the day or night saying that there is surplus food left over and
that there is surplus food left over and
that there is surplus food left over and that we should come and collect it and
that we should come and collect it and
that we should come and collect it and distribute it so some days we do about
distribute it so some days we do about
distribute it so some days we do about you know we do late-night drives where
you know we do late-night drives where
you know we do late-night drives where you know we serve thousands of people
you know we serve thousands of people
you know we serve thousands of people and we do set drives in a drain
and we do set drives in a drain
and we do set drives in a drain depending on the calls that we get we
depending on the calls that we get we
depending on the calls that we get we take up the a dog drives the whole rhe
take up the a dog drives the whole rhe
take up the a dog drives the whole rhe family comes together whenever there is
family comes together whenever there is
family comes together whenever there is a calamity in any city for example last
a calamity in any city for example last
a calamity in any city for example last year when Hodge birth was in floods we
year when Hodge birth was in floods we
year when Hodge birth was in floods we got together and distributed food and
got together and distributed food and
got together and distributed food and clothes for the people in need
clothes for the people in need
clothes for the people in need so apart from this like I said that Raj
so apart from this like I said that Raj
so apart from this like I said that Raj is present in so many countries rhe
is present in so many countries rhe
is present in so many countries rhe India and RHA Pakistan have been
India and RHA Pakistan have been
India and RHA Pakistan have been celebrating the Independence Day
celebrating the Independence Day
celebrating the Independence Day together for the past two years
together for the past two years
together for the past two years last year last year we served about
last year last year we served about
last year last year we served about 500,000 people across both countries so
500,000 people across both countries so
500,000 people across both countries so social media has been really kind enough
social media has been really kind enough
social media has been really kind enough to spread a word about us the mainstream
to spread a word about us the mainstream
to spread a word about us the mainstream media like the visual or the print have
media like the visual or the print have
media like the visual or the print have been really gracious to report our
been really gracious to report our
been really gracious to report our activities so we started an academy what
activities so we started an academy what
activities so we started an academy what we did when we were doing or when we
we did when we were doing or when we
we did when we were doing or when we know the distributions we came to know
know the distributions we came to know
know the distributions we came to know that a lot of children who study
that a lot of children who study
that a lot of children who study struggle with the studies because both
struggle with the studies because both
struggle with the studies because both the parents are uneducated so we have
the parents are uneducated so we have
the parents are uneducated so we have started something called a Robin Hood
started something called a Robin Hood
started something called a Robin Hood Academy where in our Robins
Academy where in our Robins
Academy where in our Robins teach all these children okay
teach all these children okay
teach all these children okay teach all these children during the
teach all these children during the
teach all these children during the weekends so now you understand there is
weekends so now you understand there is
weekends so now you understand there is so much of scope for us to do so many
so much of scope for us to do so many
so much of scope for us to do so many things and it’s been really kind of the
things and it’s been really kind of the
things and it’s been really kind of the organizers to make me talk just before
organizers to make me talk just before
organizers to make me talk just before the lunch session so I hope that you
the lunch session so I hope that you
the lunch session so I hope that you will not waste food further to this and
will not waste food further to this and
will not waste food further to this and you will contribute in the betterment of
you will contribute in the betterment of
you will contribute in the betterment of the society by you know joining RHA or
the society by you know joining RHA or
the society by you know joining RHA or starting RHA in Warangal and
starting RHA in Warangal and
starting RHA in Warangal and distributing whatever is left over to
distributing whatever is left over to
distributing whatever is left over to the people in need thank you
the people in need thank you
the people in need thank you [Applause]
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