NGO in Visakhapatnam feeding Government school and Anganwadi children

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is one of the non-profit organisations in India that is working towards providing free school lunch to Government school children under the Central Mid-Day Meal Scheme. Akshaya Patra began its operations as a NGO in Visakhapatnam in October 2008. It currently feeds 5,249 children across seven schools from its centralised kitchen facility.

Akshaya Patra stories of children from Puri

 Tales are many but when it comes to Akshaya Patra stories of children, each of them are unique. Currently, Akshaya Patra serves mid-day meal to children of 10 states covering east, west, north and south of India. Odisha is one among the serving states of Akshaya Patra. The NGO in Puri, Rourkela, Cuttack and Nayagarh. The Foundation began its journey as NGO in Puri in June 2006 and presently feeds 55,835 children across 648 Government schools in and around Puri.

Indian NGO in Vrindavan

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is an Indian NGO implementing the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in 10 states of India. It began by serving the children of Karnataka and gradually made its way to other states of the country too. Uttar Pradesh is one among the 10 states where Akshaya Patra is operating as a NGO in Vrindavan. In August 2004, Akshaya Patra first made its advent as a NGO in Vrindavan and over the years it has increased its beneficiary base and today this Indian NGO feeds 139,262 children covering 1,874 Government schools in and around Vrindavan. 

Indian Charitable Trust in Odisha

 

The minute any foreign or Indian charitable trust approaches us, the first thing we enquire is about the cause they are working for. The Akshaya Patra Foundation too has answered this question. The main beneficiaries of this Indian charitable trust are children of Government and Government-aided schools. Akshaya Patra is a mid-day meal programme implementing NGO in Odisha and nine other states of India.

Mid-day Meal, NGO in Puri

The Akshaya Patra Foundation has been working as an Indian charitable trust since the year 2000. It made its start by serving mid-day meal to 1,500 children in five schools of Bangalore, Karnataka. Soon, it realised the need of this one time mid-day meal among the underserved children. With the support from Central Government, various State Governments and generous donors, this Indian charitable trust began expanding its reach to other parts of Karnataka and gradually to other states of India. In June 2006, this Indian charitable trust made its first eastward move by inaugurating a centralised kitchen at Puri.

Akshaya Patra kitchen visited by Union Minister of State

Recent NGO news from The Akshaya Patra Foundation has the Foundation being visited by Vishnu Deo Sai, Union Minister of State (Steel, Mines, Labour & Employment). Sai visited the Akshaya Patra kitchen in Rourkela, Odisha in the company of Rourkela Steel Plant representatives namely G.S. Prasad, CEO; P.K Pradhan, GM-TA & CSR and Dhirendra Mishra, AGM-CSR.

Donate online to charity in Vadodara that feeds over 110,000 children

The charity, The Akshaya Patra Foundation started serving school children, mid-day meals in Gujarat during 2007. With the initial set up in Gandhinagar, a unit in Vadodara was next on the list. The kitchen in Vadodara was established in November 2009. With help of the Gujarat State Government, the organisation also started a kitchen in Surat during June 2012. During the year 2014, a state of the art centralised kitchen in Ahmedabad replaced the Gandhinagar Kitchen. Donate online to this charity as it now reaches over 400,000 children every school day in Gujarat with nutritious mid-day meals.

The NGO in Vadodara that implements Mid-Day Meal Scheme in Government and Government Aided schools reach over 100,000 children from in and around the district. Akshaya Patra has made available unlimited food for education in 616 schools of Vadodara. One could feed a child for a year by simply donating Rs. 750 to this NGO in Vadodara.

When you donate online to charity such as Akshaya Patra kitchen in Vadodara, you help the organisation with programme management cost, programme cost and other costs. The NGO in Vadodara hosts a centralised kitchen that is ISO: 22000:2005 certified. For the purpose of distributing cooked meal every morning there are 39 customised meal distribution vehicles some of which are donated. In order to feed a child or support, visit our website or contact the organisation. With help of supporters and donors, organisation reaches over 100,000 children.

One of the salient features of this NGO in Vadodara is its 'BioUrja Plant'. BioUrja Plant aids in generating 115-120 kilograms of LPG. This innovative initiative takes care of 1/3rd of the LPG requirement of the kitchen. To know more about the BioUrja Plant click here. For a virtual tour to the kitchen unit and to also see some of the happy beneficiaries of this NGO in Vadodara, check out the photo gallery. Information about the organisation is also available in Guajarati as the organisation aims to reach out to the supporters within in and around Vadodara and the State of Gujarat.

When you donate online to charity such as Akshaya Patra you help children like Gopal. Gopal is a young boy of age ten or eleven studying in Standard VI in Gujarati Medium of Dr. Hansa Mehta Primary School, Vadsar, Vadodara. Gopal is a hardworking child from an underprivileged family. The NGO in Vadodara brings Gopal to school by incentivising food for education. The mid-day meal is the only nutritious meal Gopal has during the day, many a time. He supports his family by taking calves for grazing and looking after them after school. He aspires to one day become a Police official. Read Gopal's Story. To feed a child, such as Gopal donate online and support Akshaya Patra.

 
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Importance of mid-day meal programme in India

Despite the efforts of various NGOs in India the country falls among the highest ranking nations with malnourished children according to World Bank study. Even when there is a forward trend in the country’s economy, the gap between the rich and the poor is ever increasing. This again brings back to the vicious cycle of poverty, hunger and illiteracy. This cycle affects the children of the backward economic sections the most as to earn a square meal they are forced into child labour. Education for these children becomes secondary. The rising economic gap also gives way to increased cases of malnutrition among children. Malnutrition negatively affects the physical, cognitive and social development among children. Many dedicated NGOs in India are working towards the cause of malnutrition and providing assistance to the needy at grass root level.

NGO in Jaipur - what it serves?

Children NGO are present globally and they all focus on various issues related to child health, nutrition, education, child rights and the like. One such NGO is The Akshaya Patra Foundation. Akshaya Patra is one of the children NGO operating in India that implements the mid-day meal programme thereby providing free school lunch to the children of Government schools. It is present in 23 locations in India across 10 states. The city of Jaipur is one of its serving locations.

Mid-day meal awareness initiative by Akshaya Patra

The Akshaya Patra Foundation initiated a campaign called #HungryForSchool to spread awareness about the mid-day meal programme. This campaign was mainly to bring back children to school after the summer holidays. Akshaya Patra in India, being a mid-day meal NGO operates in ten states of the country benefitting 1.4 million children each day. The mid-day meal is one meal that millions of children look forward to when they come to school. The significance of the meal goes beyond just filling up hungry stomachs. The mid-day meal counters classroom hunger, enabling the children to perform well in their academics and extra-curricular activities, thereby aiding in overall development of the children.

Children charity in Tamil Nadu

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is among the many children charity operating in Tamil Nadu. This NGO in Tamil Nadu is into implementing the mid-day meal programme. Tamil Nadu is the pioneer state in providing free cooked meal at schools. There is an interesting anecdote behind this initiative. One day, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu K. Kamaraj saw a young boy near the town of Cheranmahadevi herding livestock. He asked the boy, "What are you doing with these cows? Why didn't you go to school?" The boy immediately retorted, "If I go to school, will you give me food to eat? I can learn only if I eat." Unknowingly but rightly so, this young boy had brought to fore a critical problem being faced by the nation's children, 'they cannot learn on a hungry stomach'. This simple response sparked a series of events which led to the initiation of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme as it is known today.

Worldoo.com partners with food for education NGO

 

To continuously provide food for education, ‘innovation’ becomes a necessity. In an endeavour of the kind, the partnership of Worldoo.com with Akshaya Patra plays a vital role. Worldoo.com is an interactive online platform designed for children to engage in activities like reading, watching videos, viewing pictures and the like through which users of this platform earn stars.

Food for education- motto of an Indian NGO

Many Indian NGOs have taken up the initiative of implementing the Central Mid- Day Meal Scheme. The extent of the programme and its full potential can only be achieved when there is participation from all sections of the society. Witnessing the ability of the NGOs in reaching the grass root level of the society, the Government of India too is in favour of the participation of non-governmental organisations as an implementing arm of the scheme. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is one such Indian NGO that has been working jointly with the Government ever since the Supreme Court's declaration of providing cooked mid-day meal at Government schools.

 Akshaya Patra had been serving cooked mid-day meal since 2000 i.e. even before the Supreme Court's orders. Once the declaration was made official in 2003, it was a welcome progression for this Indian NGO to work in the Public-Private Partnership model. With the vision of 'No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger', Akshaya Patra's motto behind implementing this programme is to provide 'unlimited food for education'. For this Indian NGO it is not about just implementing the programme, it about executing in an impactful way. The intent behind food for education is to serve the underserved children of the country with fresh, nutritious and hygienic meals each day so that they receive the goodness of food along with rightful education. Food becomes the supporting pillar for all the education schemes to bring and retain children at school and also an incentive for the parents to send their children to school rather than sending them to earn a square meal.

It is a fact that when stomachs are hungry, it first looks for food and education becomes secondary. With unlimited food for education, this Indian NGO aims to make both food and education the reason to come to school. Reason being this, Akshaya Patra serves mid-day meals to suit the local taste of the children so that the children can relish each morsel they consume. Akshaya Patra operates as a NGO in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Guwahati, Bhilai, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Bangalore (two locations), Bellary, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Cuttack, Puri, Nayagarh, Rourkela, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Nathdwara, Baran, Chennai and Vrindavan.

As a NGO in Hyderabad, Akshaya Patra also serves mid-day meal at Anganwadi centres along with serving free meal at Government schools. It serves 54,849 children across 454 Government schools. The beneficiaries of this NGO in Hyderabad are catered to with meals prepared in the centralised kitchen facility delivered in customised vehicles. Including the beneficiaries of the NGO in Hyderabad, the total reach of Akshaya Patra is 1.4 million children across India.

The aspirations and dreams are alike for all children. The only difference lies in their financial status. Let's bridge this gap and allow children from not so favourable economic status to make a mark of their own by receiving the right nutrition and education.

Provide food for education today and let the world know of your good deed!

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Run to feed the children of India

 Generally we take part in many events, so this time, why not run to feed the children in need? 

The Mastek Foundation is an organisation that helps in creating awareness about Non Governmental Organisations in India through organising campaigns. The Foundation works towards improving social welfare and community services. This year Mastek Foundation has aimed at alleviating people from the vicious cycle of poverty. It has partnered with The Akshaya Patra Foundation for its annual fund raising marathon – ‘The Mastek Cause-A-Thon 2014’.

The proceeds of this event from sponsorships and ticket sales will be donated to Akshaya Patra. This event will act as a great platform for Akshaya Patra to spread awareness about the mid-day meal programme and need of community participation in eradicating classroom hunger. The donations will further aid the NGO in feeding the children with wholesome meals every day. 

You can help through this Akshaya Patra event by participating in Mastek Cause-A-Thon 2014 that will commence at Central Park, Kharghar, Mumbai on Sunday, 28th September, 2014 at 7.00 a.m. For further inquiries please contact:

Vijay Sapaliga - vijay.sapaliga@mastek.com| +91-9773768435
Jashosree Sen - jashosree.sen@mastek.com| +91-93930892592
Or you can also write to: mastekfoundation@mastek.com
Support this Akshaya Patra event.

Let your generosity breathe as you run to feed the children.  Participate in Mastek Cause-A-Thon 2014!

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President appreciates Akshaya Patra’s role in India

 

 In a recent development, The Akshaya Patra Foundation received heartfelt appreciation and good wishes by Pranab Mukherjee, Honourable President of India for its vital role in implementing the Mid-Day Meal Scheme thereby aiding in eradication of hunger and promotion of education. During the meeting with Mukherjee, Madhu Pandit Dasa, the Chairman of the Foundation gave an overview of role of Akshaya Patra India, its vision and its operations. The meeting was also attended by the Foundation’s Vice Chairman, Chanchalapathi Dasa.

Mid-Day Meal NGO in Gujarat

Gujarat is one of the key locations where The Akshaya Patra Foundation implements the mid-day meal scheme. Serving as a NGO in Gujarat, the Foundation feeds 400,158 children across 1,653 Government schools covering Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat. Seeing the positive impact of the mid-day meal scheme and the need to make it available to more children, the Foundation recently inaugurated its Ahmedabad kitchen. This kitchen will replace the NGO's Gandhinagar kitchen and is one of the largest kitchens of its kind in the country. With this kitchen, the NGO in Gujarat will provide free school meal to the children of both Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar districts. It was a strategic move to open the new kitchen without hindering the mid-day meal distribution for the existing beneficiaries of Gandhinagar.