Gaura Hari Karma-Free Meals Society

Pandemic puts Gaura Hari Karma-Free Meals Society’s hot and nutritious vegan meal program on pause

By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Since 2004, the Gaura Hari Karma-Free Meals Society (GHKFM) has provided what GHKFM’s vice president Patrick Francis describes as “hot meals prepared with love and [ . . . ] spiritual devotion" to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and rural communities near the Indian cities of Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Udhampur. Their charity work in India meets the nutritional needs of marginalized groups such as orphans and other children in impoverished households, those in jail, and those living with disabilities. Based on the spiritual concept of karma, at the heart of their charity work is the belief…

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