The Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, Durban, continued its humanitarian outreach during January 2026, providing essential relief to 219 indigent families across Durban, Chatsworth, Etete, Pietermaritzburg, Ladysmith, Newcastle, and Dundee.
A wide range of food provisions, toiletries, clothing, and educational materials were distributed, ensuring meaningful support to vulnerable households. Relief items included:
Food Supplies
- Rice: 422 kg
- Maize Meal: 223.5 kg
- Wheat Flour: 126 kg
- Pulses: 296 kg
- Salt: 165 kg
- Cooking Oil: 188 L
- Tinned Food: 495 cans
- Tea Bags: 17,600 sachets
- Juice: 20 L
- Milk: 156 L
- Sugar: 222 kg
- Porridge: 150 kg
- Pasta: 75 kg
- Jam: 495 cans
- Biscuits: 20 packets
- Cooked Meals: 230 plates
- Bread: 65 loaves
- Cabbages: 75 kg
Toiletries & Essentials
- Bath Soap: 130 bars
- Laundry Soap: 180 bars
- Toothpaste: 84 tubes
- Hand Lotion: 130 units
- Lip Balm: 130 units
- Bath Sponge: 130 units
- Matches: 150 boxes
Clothing
- Sarees: 42 units
- Ladies Punjabi Sets: 51 sets
- School Shirts: 2 units
- School Short Pants: 2 units
- School Shoes: 5 pairs
- School Jerseys: 4 units
Education Support
- Stationery Pack: 1 full set (exercise books, calculator, pens, highlighters, pencils, pad, book covers, crayons, maths set, scissors, glue, pencil case)
