You enter an enormous kitchen early morning at around 6.00
and a whiff of hot meal, cooking, wafts into your nostrils giving you a heavenly
feel. You look around to only find a hygienic set up with mechanized way of
cooking. The kitchen is no ordinary one; it’s one of the Centralised Kitchens
of Akshaya Patra Foundation which provides midday meals to around 1,368,283 children in 19
locations across 9 states of India ,
every single day.
Started in 2000, with certain objectives in mind, AkshayaPatra in partnership with the Central and various State Governments of India
provides mid-day meal to 1.3 million children studying in Government schools
and Government-aided schools.
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Objectives of the mid-day meal scheme
- Avoid classroom hunger,
- Increase school enrollment,
- Increase school attendance
- Improve socialization among castes
- Address malnutrition
- Empower women through employment
In their words, “The
Foundation aims at achieving the two most critical Millennium Development Goals:
elimination of hunger and universalization of primary education.”
Akshaya Patra has been a huge success with part subsidies
that come from Government and rest from the donations from individuals,
philanthropists and corporate entities.
So, let us be a part of the world’s largest Mid-day meal provider
to bring in change in the lives of the children, by giving them a hunger free
world so that they live to achieve their dreams.
For more information on Akshaya Patra and how to do your
bit;click Feed The children
You've done well by writing about this, Namrota.
ReplyDeleteAt least less kids will eat their school food and die. Good work!
They are doing a wonderful job Brandy, so when they approached me, I just had to.
DeleteDid you point out the objectives yourself?
ReplyDeleteBecause there are few, I never thought would be an objective. Impressed.
No Dhara, these objectives are theirs. You will find it on their Website :)
DeleteMy blogger home page brought me to one of your new post. The first few lines mentioned Jhalak Dikhlaa jaa I guess. Did you happen to delete it because I couldn't find it.
DeleteIt is heartening to see that there are organizations which are truly concerned and are proactive about it. I appreciate that you take time out to scribble such posts.
ReplyDeleteUmmm....I am supposed to donate, but I am not doing it. May be coz I am poor, may be coz I am selfish, or may be coz I do not care for those unknown hungry faces.
But now it will be at the back of my mind, and if i do donate some day in the future, one of the reasons would be the push u gave through this post.
PS- Now i respect you more
A Great Initiative by them and thanks to you for highlighting it...I have done my bit.. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you dear :)
DeleteA novel venture. Hope it sees more success.
ReplyDeleteI hope so too :)
Deletehmmmmmmm good one
ReplyDeleteThanks for writing about them Namrota :) I hope to donate to these lovely human beings sometime in the future!
ReplyDeleteThat would be wonderful Jasmeena :)
DeleteI am glad .. although I knew about the organization ...its nice to know they walked the extra mile yet again .. and thank you dear friend for highlighting their efforts ..
ReplyDeletei assure my hand!
Thank you Jack :)
DeleteAkshaya Patra is the best NGO that serves mid day meal which i came across. Thanks for the post....
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