A boon to the poor, a bonus to the country - The Akshaya Patra Foundation

A Non-Profit Organization started in Bangalore with just 1500 children around 10 years back, is now the largest NGO in terms of reach. I would definitely call it the most thriving non-profit in India. Liberating thousands from the vicious cycle of poverty year after year, this organization is resolute to remove poverty from India, the immediate mission being to feed 5 million children by 2020.

With an excellent management on board, advanced technology and streamlined processes in operations & distribution and a vision that “No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger”, this organization is all set to tackle the most damaging impediments to progress – hunger and poverty. Apart from the mid day meal schemes, Akshaya Patra has also been concentrating on the all round development of children with special emphasis on health, education and extra curricular activities.

I was pretty overwhelmed to see the amazing trends incorporating the increase in attendance, decrease in dropouts, increase in performance, decrease in malnutrition and poverty as a whole and likewise, over a long term. But keeping aside all this figures, children are the beautiful gifts of God and Akshaya Patra helps these children bloom like beautiful flowers. This program encourages the children, who had dropped out of school due to financial problems, rejoin the school, dream to achieve at least a decent employment and achieve their dreams.

Day after day, year after year, more than a billion meals served to the underprivileged children in India, wondering how it happens? Akshaya Patra incurs almost half of the expenditure, other half being sponsored by the government, the total expenditure of more 12 lakh meals summing up to over 60 lakhs per day. How does Akshaya Patra manage to incur even half of this huge expense, although it does not collect tax from the people? All it asks us is to come forward and take the responsibility to feed a child. Akshaya Patra is a people’s organization and it is we who are feeding the children through Akshaya Patra. So why don’t we ask more and more people to come forward and join hands with this organization to be a part in the fulfillment of the virtuous mission of this organization?

I would call upon all my readers and followers to check the Akshaya Patra website and help this program in whatever possible way. Feeding 1 child for an entire year costs much less than a buffet in a fine dine restaurant. And believe me it makes you feel much better than that mega lunch or dinner.

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