Empowering Dignity Through Nutrition: Comparative Case Study of Hunger Relief NGOs in India, The USA and the UK

Arth Bhardwaj

Abstract: This study undertakes a comparative examination of hunger relief NGOs operating in India and developed countries like the USA and UK, highlighting how cultural, economic, and policy contexts influence their strategies and effectiveness. While Indian NGOs such as Akshaya Patra focus on large-scale, school-based nutrition programs linked to empowerment through education, organizations in the West prioritize dignity through client-choice models and surplus redistribution. Despite India's high cost-efficiency, structural challenges limit its reach to a mere 1 percent of the undernourished population, whereas Western NGOs reach nearly all food-insecure individuals but grapple with scalability and dependency concerns. The article calls for hybrid frameworks that merge India's efficiency with the dignity-centric, redistributive systems of the West to strengthen global food security in line with SDG 2.

Keywords: NGOs, Hunger Relief, Food Security, Empowerment Models, Sustainable Nutrition

How to Cite?: Arth Bhardwaj, "Empowering Dignity Through Nutrition: Comparative Case Study of Hunger Relief NGOs in India, The USA and the UK", Volume 14 Issue 11, November 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1500-1507, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR251117140351, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR251117140351