Ankit Kawatra

In Mumbai, excess food is given to a welfare society and food collected in Bengaluru is given to children in government schools with no access to mid-day meals.

On September 19, 2016, United Nations unveiled the names of the two Indians and one Indian American selected for the inaugural class of UN Young Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals. Here are the inspiring stories of these three young leaders who are already transforming their communities through their work.

It all started with Ankit Kawatra getting upset because food for a thousand people was wasted at a wedding. So he created a network of 750 Hunger Heroes in 20 cities, who have fed 2.5 lakh hungry people already.