Education is every child’s right. However,
exercising their right to education is dependent on their parents’ financial
condition. Some of us are fortunate that we belong to a family who has given us
everything that we have desired for as a child and probably till date even. However,
there are children whose parents come from challenging socio-economic
backgrounds where even feeding the families with one proper square meal becomes
a burdensome task. Such people rely on a
children charity in India that works
for various causes of children – health, education, food, medical care,
etc.
One such Non-profit organization that works
for the cause of ‘Food for education’
of school children is The Akshaya Patra Foundation. It was started in 2000 with
the vision that ‘No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger.’
It started off by feeding 1,500 children and feeds 18,02,517 children on a
daily basis, as of today.
More about Akshaya Patra…
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is the largest
implementer of the MDM Programme in
India. This means that it feeds 1.8 million children with mid-day meals
that are served in 16,856 schools. The meals are prepared in hygienic
environments of state-of-the-art kitchens present in 51 locations across 12
States and 2 Union Territories of India.
Remember the festive season when there are
large quantities of food that have to be prepared for the guests to relish?
This is the everyday festivity feeling that lingers in the NGOs kitchens. There
is a long list of items that have to be prepared on a daily basis. The menu
varies from kitchen to kitchen to keep a check on the locally palatable meals
that are enjoyed by children. The food that is prepared in Gujarat is different
from the food prepared in Telangana. This ensures that the food is tasty, nutritious
and enhances cognitive and physical development of school-going children.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is registered
as a not-for-profit organisation
under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. Which means that when you decide to donate for children’s school meals,
along with the satisfactory feeling that you have brought in change to a
child’s life, you also are eligible to save for yourself. How? When you sponsor a child’s meal, you are
will receive a donor certificate and you gain tax benefits. On every donation
you can claim tax deduction under section 80G of the Income Tax Act.
Donate towards Akshaya PatraFeed the hope of feeding more children every day!
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