Some thoughts and practices are timeless, like childhood must be nourished and nurtured in all possible ways to provide an amicable environment to children for their holistic development. This is something that has been followed since ages and it holds good even today.
But
unfortunately, there are many families who are unable to meet even the basic
need, let alone provide proper nourishment to children; and the reason is
challenging socio-economic backgrounds. Hence, to bring children belonging to
challenging backgrounds at par with regular children, several global and
national organisations have steered their effort to support children; one such non-government
organisation in India being The Akshaya Patra Foundation.
Feed to nourish and nurture
The
Akshaya Patra Foundation has been in the service of children since 2000. The
Foundation supports education of children in Government schools and
Government-aided schools by providing nutritious mid-day meals to them.
Presently, Akshaya Patra is implementing the Mid-Day Meal
Programme across 12 states.
Each school day, Akshaya Patra provides lunch to 17,65,597 children
studying in 15,668 schools from its self-managed kitchens in 45 locations.
The
Foundation implements this programme in partnership with the Ministry of Human
Resource, Government of India and various State Governments along with support
from philanthropic individuals and corporates. While providing food to
children, Akshaya Patra ensure to adhere by the nutritional guidelines provided
in the Central Mid-Day Meal Scheme. Akshaya Patra also makes sure children are
served tasty meals so it follows locally palatable cyclic menu in all
locations. This ensures children enjoy their meals to the fullest and receive maximum
nutrition.
More than just food
While in
its endeavour to feed the children for the past 18 years, Akshaya Patra
has realised that the school meals mean much more than just food. These school
meals act as a source of hope for the children who wait for it eagerly every
lunch hour. Along with providing necessary nutrients, these meals bridge the
gap between children and school. Children who would otherwise have to work to
earn their square meal come to school only because of this free meal.
This meal embarks them on a journey of education that allows them
to achieve their deep-hidden aspirations.
The Mid-Day
Meal Programme has proved itself to be one of the most potential
intervention in accelerating the Right to Education mission. And being one of
the pioneer Non-Government Organisation in India in the mid-day meal sector, Akshaya Patra has left no stone unturned in
trying to benefit more and more children by bringing them under the ambit of
this programme.
How can you feed the children of India?
To provide
nutritious food and rightful education to all the children across the country
is possible, provided the resourceful and empowered citizens work in unison.
So, choosing to feed the children by supporting a Non-Government Organisation in
India will indeed
bring the necessary change. You can either choose to donate to such
organisation or volunteer your time and skill with them. Whatever your
contribution could be, it will all benefit the young generation making them as
empowered as you are today.
Take the opportunity now, to make a change that you will be proud of tomorrow!
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The
Akshaya Patra Foundation is a charitable trust in India implementing the
Mid-Day Meal Programme along with several child-centric initiatives. Your
support through online donation can instantly and potentially improve lives of
millions of children across India and also benefit you with tax exemption.
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