Akshaya Patra Foundation is an NGO (Non-government Organization) based in Bangalore, and is a non-profit organization. Despite all its economic prosperity in certain areas, India lags behind on many social parameters. One of them is child nutrition and nourishment. 42% of the Indian children under the age of 5 are underweight. Most children belonging to the economically backward background are foregoing schooling to supplement their family’s income. In this scenario, the mid-day meal scheme was introduced by the Government of India in the 1960’s. In 2003, after a Supreme Court directive asking the State Governments to implement this initiative, the Government of Karnataka initiated a mid-day meal program for all government-funded schools and invited partnership from NGOs to help with the effort.
To learn more about them and their initiatives and to donate to this wonderful cause, please visit them here:
http://www.akshayapatra.org/
To know more about the Akshaya Patra Foundation’s efforts, you can read these articles
Time’s article about Akshaya Patra’s efforts
India Knowledge at Wharton
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