In February 2025, the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, Durban, along with its sub-centres in Chatsworth, Newcastle, and Ladysmith, conducted a distress relief program, providing essential supplies to approximately 937 people in need.
Names of Items | Quantity | Unit |
Rice | 342 | kg |
Maize Meal | 16 | kg |
Wheat Flour | 16 | kg |
Pulses | 312 | kg |
Salt | 130 | kg |
Cooking Oil | 304 | Ltrs |
Jam | 163 | Cans |
Tinned Food | 480 | Cans |
Tea Bags | 18,200 | Sachets |
Juice | 150 | Ltrs |
Milk | 130 | Ltrs |
Sugar | 164.5 | kg |
Porridge | 132 | kg |
Instant Soup | 20 | Sachets |
Pasta | 75 | kg |
Bath Soap | 150 | Bars |
Toothpaste | 32 | Tubes |
Washing Soap | 130 | Bars |
Matches | 200 | boxes |
Bread | 100 | Loaves |
Cooked Meals | 85 | Plates |
Vegetables (2kg each potatoes, tomatoes, onions) | 6 | kg |
Stationery (2 notebooks; pencil case; pencil; pen; ruler) | 1 | pack |
School bag, juice bottle, lunch box & handwash) | 1 | pack |
Candles | 120 | Nos |
Toiletry Packs (Deodorant, adult diapers, vaseline, lotion) | 30 | Packs |
Snack Packs (cakes, chips, buns, biscuits & juice) | 30 | Packs |
Sarees | 80 | Nos |
Hand Towels | 20 | Nos |
Blankets | 30 | Nos |