Since 2020, the annual IDEX Food Insecurity Challenge has consistently served as a catalyst for action within the communities where we live and work. This year, in conjunction with the IDEX Foundation’s 6th Annual Food Drive, IDEX Foundation India hosted the same initiative for the first time with the support of 326 employees in Mumbai, Vadodara and Sanand.
IDEX India collected and donated an impressive total of 12.7 metric tons (14 U.S. tons) of food grains to support underprivileged families in their surrounding communities of Sanand GIDC, near our facilities in Ahmedabad and Vadodara.
To ensure meaningful impact, they assessed the basic monthly ration needs of a family of five, and found the average requirement to be:
Based on this, the team organized their donations into one-month ration kits for 467 families. The foundation collaborated with Manav Seva Trust in Sanand and Baroda Youth Federation (BYF_NGO) to distribute kits to tuberculosis patients, pregnant women receiving government healthcare, and other at-risk individuals.
The total food collected and donated:
The IDEX India Foundation supports local charitable efforts in the communities in which IDEX employees live and work in India. It is separate from the IDEX Foundation, which because of local laws cannot operate in India.