Akshaya Patra meals are nutrition food for children’s mind and body

 Mid-Day Meal Scheme implemented by Akshaya Patra is a major source of nutrition and has become an important factor of its beneficiary children’s physical and mental health. This section throws light on how Akshaya Patra food for education has become vital in bringing the nutrition food for children’s development.

Let’s learn about The Akshaya Patra Foundation through some facts

It is necessary to know the Akshaya Patra facts to understand the organisation better. The Akshaya Patra Foundation was a derived inspiration from a commitment taken up by his Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He one day, saw a group of children fighting with dogs for scraps of food and moved by this, decided that no child within 10 miles of the centre will go hungry. At the time his grace was in Mayapur, Calcutta. Eventually, this thought resulted in an inspiration to start a mid-day meal program in India through Akshaya Patra in Bangalore.

Akshaya Patra Photo Gallery, redecorated!

The visitors to the photography exhibition 'A Wall of Hope and Joy' were captivated by the smiles of the children, the beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra, on the photos that adorned the walls. The colourful display in the Akshaya Patra photo gallery filled the hearts of visitors as the innocent smiles on the walls made entire aura cheerful. The photos of Akshaya Patra kitchens were also on display, and the visitors took the opportunity to understand the process.

Akshaya Patra serves up a solution to poverty and hunger

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is known all over India, and several parts of the world for the exceptional work they are doing in helping to alleviate child hunger in India. This NGO which started its operations in Bangalore, Karnataka now feeds over 1.3 million children a day through its mid-day meal programme.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation felicitated by Infosys on CNN-IBN

The Akshaya Patra Foundation, an NGO, has been recognised as one among the fourteen exemplary innovations in a show titled 'Innovating for a Better Tomorrow', an initiative by Infosys. The organisations’ operations and innovations for effective implementation of mid-day meal programme was covered on the said episodic show and broadcasted on CNN IBN.  

Feed the young – Engage with Akshaya Patra

The Akshaya Patra Foundation was set up as a charity to help children in India. With millions of starving children in the country, Akshaya Patra aims to provide ‘Food for Education’ to fulfil the vision that no child shall be deprived of education because of hunger. For many people who want to help the children charity is the best option. Donation for charity in support of causes is convenient, effective and makes a huge difference too.

Workshops on food safety, personal hygiene and quality for cook-cum-helpers of Mid-Day Meal Programme

After The Akshaya Patra Foundation conducted successful first and second phase trainings of the cook-cum-helpers of Mid-Day Meal Programme, in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), in March 2014 the third phase has commenced. To impart knowledge from the Akshaya Patra centralised kitchens and Akshaya Patra decentralised kitchens, this phase expects to cover about 900 cook-cum-helpers. The first two phases of imparting knowledge of Akshaya Patra Kitchens; over 1100 cook-cum-helpers were trained.

Star-Studded Boston Event held by Akshaya Patra, an exclusive.

Akshaya Patra held its annual Boston Gala at Cambridge, Massachusetts this year. The event was flooded by representatives from the US Government, Non – Profit Organisations, business entities and philanthropic leaders. In order to raise funds to feed hungry children, the event mainly aimed at supporting the organisations’ dual mission of addressing classroom hunger and promotion of education among economically disadvantaged children of India.

Indizen 2014, added to the list of Awards of Akshaya Patra

The Akshaya Patra Foundation awards’ list has been made even more perceptible by Indizen 2014 – 5th National Convention on Operational Excellence by Kaizen Institute of India (KII) as the organisation was awarded in the category of 'Continued Commitment to Operational Excellence'. Not among the Indian NGO awards, this recognition was in the light of pursuing operational techniques like LEAN, Kaizen, TPM and other approaches, that leads to improved performance. This recognition was added to awards of Akshaya Patra through a case study contest.

Redeem your deductions for a noble cause- through online donation to charity

As we approach the end of a fiscal year, our prime issues revolve around those large income tax deductions that go from our salary. But we never think of ways to tackle this issue. However, by making an online donation to charity, we can direct funds for good use and achieve a higher satisfaction. We need not step out of our office or residence to make a donation to NGO. We can make one just by a click.

Desh Deshpande Raises awareness on Akshaya Patra Mission

On an exclusive interview with India New England, Desh Deshpande talks about his experience in working with Akshaya Patra and about the 7th Annual Boston benefit that will be held on 29th March 2014 by The Akshaya Patra Foundation, USA.