Akshaya Patra

Will charity donations during festive season make a difference? Yes, it will. Shopping, partying, get-togethers, vacations and feasts are all common occurrences during any festive season. But, when one chooses to celebrate an occasion by donating to charity, it brings out the conscientiousness of an individual.

A charity donation does not always mean lump sum of money. Charity can be both in cash or kind, the bottom line is it should be done with sincerity and sense of feeling towards the cause you are contributing. Present day, all the NGOs give its supporters and donors the ease of donating from the comforts of their homes and work place through online charity donations.

As internet has brought the entire world to the desktop and the palm top, the option of online charity donations has been of great aid to all the donors and supporters. The internet also allows visitors to get an overview of the NGOs and its causes. It also allows access to the management, functionality, effectiveness and impact of the NGO in the community level. It also allows a donor to choose the cause and NGO he or she would like to support. As internet places many options in front of a potential donor, it thus becomes very important that the NGOs make the process of their online charity donations easy and user-friendly.

However, let’s together make this festive season more meaningful. Let’s spare some time to consider the children in need and donate to charity for their betterment. Along with gifting our family and friends, let us also gift the children and beneficiaries of The Akshaya Patra Foundation the gift of wholesome meal and education. Akshaya Patra is an Indian NGO that is implementing the free school lunch programme in more than 10,000 Government schools across nine states of India. Every day the Foundation feeds 1.3 million children across the country. Started in 2000 from Karnataka, today it is operational in 20 locations covering the states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

The success stories of the beneficiaries speak the significance of the mid-day meal programme. It reveals the importance of one meal that brings the child to school despite all odds and keeps their hopes alive. These stories will bring to fore the potential of online charity donations and offline charity donations both in cash or kind.

A visit to the official website of the Akshaya Patra will allow you a comprehensive access to information about the Foundation, its cause, its beneficiaries, its organisational structure, it’s functioning and financial transparency.

Choose to make this festive season a reason for the needy children to celebrate too. Offer your support to Akshaya Patra through online charity donations. Visit http://www.akshayapatra.org/getinvolved to know many other ways of how you can help the children in need in India. On this New Year, let us together gift healthy and bright smiles to the children in need across India.

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As a functioning mid-day meal NGO in Odisha, The Akshaya Patra Foundation is able to feed many dreams of thousands of mid-day meal beneficiaries. The Foundation runs two formats of kitchens to prepare the mid-day meals for these beneficiaries-- centralised and decentralised kitchens.

It runs the centralised kitchen in Puri and the decentralised format in Nayagarh. The cooked mid-day meals from the kitchens are transported to the beneficiary schools in custom-designed vehicles to keep the food fresh till it is served. The feeding programme of this NGO in Orissa began in June 2006 and currently it feeds 80, 415 mid-day meal beneficiaries in 1000 Government schools.

The Government of Puri appoints few individuals at the beginning of each academic year to identify school drop-outs and bring them back to school. They also create awareness about the significance of education in the community. Here is an anecdote on Tanku Behra and Sankar Behra who were brought back to school. Aged 11 and 13 respectively, the brothers duo were found doing menial jobs.

They were then brought to a Primary School in Bhudan Nagar. This school is also one of the feeding schools of this NGO in Odisha. However as the brothers were not even well versed with the basics of reading and writing they were enrolled in Standard I. Soon they caught up with their studies and are in Standard III now. Even though Tanku is a polio victim, he is independent and handles day-to-day activities without any help.

According to their teacher Prabhamani, both the brothers have shown considerable improvements overall. Their health too has improved considerably. She says they eagerly wait for Akshaya Patra mid-day meals.

The mid-day meals provided by this NGO in Odisha further motivate them to come to school every day.

Read more such stories of mid-day meal beneficiaries in http://www.akshayapatra.org/stories-children. Be an active participant in changing the life of many such mid-day meal beneficiaries.

Choose to donate, volunteer or partner with Akshaya Patra for CSR opportunities. Know more about the functioning of this NGO in Odisha.

Show your support to feed the children of today to make it a hopeful tomorrow!

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The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a Karnataka NGO that feeds mid-day meal in Karnataka along with being operational in eight other states. This Karnataka NGO started implementing the mid-day meal programme in Karnataka from 2000. Beginning by feeding just 1500 children in five Government schools, this NGO now feeds 4,60,046 children thereby covering 2,627 Government schools in Karnataka.

Currently, the Foundation is operating in five districts of Karnataka which includes two functional centralised kitchens in Bangalore and one centralised kitchen each in Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore and Bellary. In total, Akshaya Patra feeds 1.3 million children across India.

Each meal has its own story. It could be a story of an aspiring doctor, ambitious Police Officer, innovative Scientist, or a dreamy artist. Of the many mid-day meal success stories, here is the story of a passionate learner of English language.

Basavalinga, a 14-year-old boy has a deep passion for learning English language. This eagerness has led him to develop a handwriting that resembles Calligraphic style of writing. He is a student of Government High School Hesaraghatta, and has developed a sense of independence as he started staying in a boarding school since he was 11-years-old. He is aware of the hardships that his parents have been through and hence his only aim is to study well, achieve high and support his family. A determined beneficiary of the mid-day meal in Karnataka, he aspires to pursue his career in Civil Services.

This beneficiary of the mid-day meal in Karnataka says that he is very fond of Akshaya Patra meal. He goes on to add, “The Akshaya Patra food is like god sent. I value this meal a lot. Even though the hostel I reside in provides food, but I prefer the mid-day meal of this Karnataka NGO. Along with being delicious, it is very nutritious too.”

Know these children and help to feed the children by contribution to this Karnataka NGO by donating online or by opting to Akshaya Patra Volunteer

This is just one of the mid-day meal success stories. Visit http://www.akshayapatra.org/stories-children to read more of such mid-day meal success stories.

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The well known NGO in Bangalore and across India, The Akshaya Patra Foundation is organising a photography contest titled- ‘Click a Smile’. The best part of this contest is, the entries are open to all photographers in India. Whether you are an amateur or an ace photographer, what matters is how well you coordinate the lenses and the smile of a child! Through this contest, this Bangalore charitable trust is aiming at increasing awareness on the importance of food and education among children in India.

This contest gives you the opportunity to immortalise the smile of a child forever. So, just take your camera and get on to the streets, playground, school and neighbourhood to capture those innocent smiles. You can send in your best three shots on or before 14th December 2013.

A visit to http://www.akshayapatra.org/click-a-smile-contest will further familiarise you with more details about the contest. This NGO in Bangalore is giving you a chance to witness the potential of your creative knack in changing the noon meal time for millions of Government school children across India. This Bangalore charitable trust will display all the entries in their official website- www.akshayapatra.org. The winner of the contest will be awarded a trophy along with a surprise gift.

Apart from the contest this NGO in Bangalore is organizing an exclusive exhibition to showcase the 25 best captures. These 25 captures will be selected by a panel of experts. The exhibition is scheduled to be on 11th and 12th January 2014, at ‘Vismaya’ Rangoli Art Gallery, Metro Station, M.G Road, Bangalore. Along with the participants, this exhibition is expected to be graced by eminent photographers, celebrities, BMRCL officials, and Media. Send in your entries today to become a part of this contest and exhibition hosted by this Bangalore charitable trust.

The presence of this Bangalore charitable trust is evident across nine states of India namely: in these states- Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. By being operational in 20 locations across these states, Akshaya Patra is feeding 1.3 million Government school children every day. With the vision of “No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger”, this NGO in Bangalore is strategically treading to increase its reach Pan-India.

Not denying the fact that along with good will supporters and volunteers, all NGOs require financial supporters too. The same is true for Akshaya Patra too. The commendable progress of this Bangalore charitable trust makes it a worthwhile choice to make donations for charity in Bangalore. This NGO in Bangalore believes in complete financial transparency and hence provides all its financial statements and audit reports in its Annual Report. When you choose Akshaya Patra to make donations for charity in Bangalore, you can be rest assured that your money is spent in feeding children at the grass root level who aspire, hope and dream to achieve big.

Many beneficiaries of this NGO in Bangalore await your support! Your choice of either to click or to donate for children is certain to make a difference.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation, Bellary Kitchen, has conferred the CII National Award for Food Safety 2013, for its holistic approach in establishing, running and managing efficiently the Food Safety and Quality Systems. Mr. Shridhar Venkat, Executive Director, The Akshaya Patra Foundation, Sriman Suvyakta Narasimha Dasa, Unit Head – Vrindavan and Mr. Chetan D, Manager – Operations, Akshaya Patra Bellary, received the award in New Delhi. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII-Jubilant Bhartia Food & Agriculture Centre of Excellence) in partnership with its stakeholders & knowledge partners had launched the first ever “the CII National Award for Food Safety “back in 2010.

The objective behind this award is to raise awareness levels, promoting Food Safety Practices and recognise role models with a view to upgrade Indian food companies in the Micro, Small, Medium and Large scale sectors to world class levels.

The assessment criteria for small, micro, medium and large scale companies, involved in production and service of food products are based on national and international standards of Food Safety Systems and have been customized keeping the nature of business, size, sector, structure and maturity levels in mind. The process involves an assessment and feedback to the participating companies by harnessing the expertise of highly experienced, trained, technical food professionals and setting examples of best in class.

The assessment is generally done with an exhaustive questionnaire with 400+ questions which belongs to various topics and sub sections like Regulations, Social Compliance, PRPs, HACCP, GMP, Change Management etc., and their management in a very effective and efficient way.

Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Muralidhar Pundla, GM, the Quality and Process Excellence department said “we are extremely honored to receive this award. The Bellary kitchen of Akshaya Patra faired well in all the sections and hence got the award of commendation. Though, we still believe that there is room for improvement. Therefore, our next course of action would be to continuously focus on Continual Improvement activities/projects using proven methodologies like Kaizen, CI Projects & Six Sigma Projects in Akshaya Patra’s operation.”

The CII National Award for Food Safety was formed to honor organizations for pre-eminence in the field of food safety systems, raise awareness on sustainable success and competitiveness through robust food safety systems and provide guidance to those seeking to achieve it. Based on a process of feedback and review from the stakeholders and in line with the changing market scenario, the assessment model has been duly upgraded to 2013 Revisions.

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The beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra mid-day meal in Puri counter the general perception of a remote region. More often than not, remote places are perceived as ‘not so civilised’ and backward areas. Such places are also thought to have less literate crowd who are aware of the rapidly changing society. But, this 8-year-old child from Brahmanpada Project Upper Primary School, Satyabadi— a village about 25 kms from Puri, defies the general impression.

Runiguru, studying in Standard III is a highly disciplined child. She is also one of the beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra mid-day meal. Even though her school is located in an extremely remote area, the children of this school are as disciplines as those of private schools. This proves that education is a possibility in remote locations too and that it just requires determination and planning to reach the generations at the grass root level. Akshaya Patra, an operational NGO in Puri provides mid-day meal to this school and feels contented to be able to reach to this school through the narrow roads. Logistically, on this route there are no other school where this NGO in Puri has to deliver mid-day meal, yet the NGO is determined to feed these children in Puri.

Talking specifically about Runiguru, all her four siblings too are beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra mid-day meal. Her English teacher Rabinarayan Mohanty says, due to lack of nutritious food, Runiguru seemed malnourished when she joined school but after having the wholesome mid-day meal provided by Akshaya Patra, she is far more healthy now. He goes on to add that the mid-day meals are like a boon to these children and their parents too. These children hail from economically backward families and the families are unable to meet even the basic necessities, leave alone a nutritious meal.

Runiguru’s aspiration is a testimony of your donations for children in Puri. A tender age, no doubt, but she says, “I want to serve needy people” when asked about her ambition. Her aspiration is well comprehended and thus she was very clear when she uttered it. Literature is her favourite subject. She is very fond of paneer (cottage cheese) that is served in the mid-day meal.

There are many children like Runiguru, who despite residing in remote areas knows the value of education and food. Your donation for children like Runiguru sure will help in benefitting them in more than one way. Your donation for children will help this NGO in Puri to further their reach in providing mid-day meals to many more talented and determined children in Puri. Donate today and make a difference by providing one wholesome meal to these children. To know more about the Foundation visit, www.akshayapatra.org. Click here Annual Report to get an overview of the Financial Year 2012-13.

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The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a charitable trust implementing the mid-day meal programme in nine states covering more than 10,000 Government schools. Being in the service of providing meal to millions of children, this charitable trust is well aware of the hygiene, cleanliness and other food safety measures that need to be followed pre-cooking, cooking and post cooking stages. Reason being this, the charitable trust has been continuously looking to improve its already existing good practices across all its centralised and decentralised kitchens in 20 locations.

In a recent food safety awards event held in Delhi conducted by The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII-Jubilant Bhartia Food & Agriculture Centre of Excellence), The Akshaya Patra Foundation has been conferred with the CII National Award for Food Safety. The kitchen unit of Akshaya Patra Bellary bagged this award for its holistic approach in carrying out the cooking process by efficiently adhering to Food Safety practices and Quality Systems. The CII National Award intends to spread the message of importance of food safety practices and also recognise and appreciate role models for the same. This will help to upgrade the current state of Indian food manufacturers to a world class level.

Shridhar Venkat, Executive Director, The Akshaya Patra Foundation, Sriman Suvyakta Narasimha Dasa, Unit Head – Vrindavan and Chetan D, Manager – Operations, Akshaya Patra Bellary represented the charitable trust at the awards event. On being the recipient of the CII National Award, General Manager of Quality and Process Excellence Department, Muralidhar Pundla said, “We are honoured. Akshaya Patra Bellary unit indeed fair well in all the sections and hence the same is seen in the form of this award. But, we are not done yet. We are continuously focussing on proven methodologies like Kaizen, Six Sigma and Continual Improvement Projects.”

This charitable trust has also been honoured with significant awards for its financial transparency, annual reports, programme implementation and innovation by renowned bodies of experts and organisations. The Akshaya Patra awards have been bagged at both national and international platforms.

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As the dates for filing income tax nears, so does the search for different ways of availing tax deductible donations. The well known Indian NGO, The Akshaya Patra Foundation gives its donors the provision of availing tax deductible donations for all donations above Rs. 500. Any contribution above Rs. 500 is 100% exempted from tax under section 35AC of the Income Tax Act of the Government of India. By contributing charitable donations tax deduction can be availed in different denominations depending upon the contribution made and the NGO that a donor is contributing to.

Tax deductible donations are indeed a win-win situation for both the donor and the beneficiary. When a donor contributes charitable donation tax deduction benefits him and the donated fund benefits the child or the cause. The donations for schools in India can benefit many children at the ground level. These schools give the children from economically backward sections the opportunity to get education. The Akshaya Patra Foundation, implements the mid-day meal programme in more than 10,000 such schools across India. The Foundation gives its donors the choice to contribute donations for schools in India by sponsoring an Akshaya Patra beneficiary school for a year. Sponsor A School For A Year today

This Indian NGO believes in complete financial transparency. The advantage of contributing tax deductible donations to Akshaya Patra is that the donor can have access to the Foundation’s financial statements and audits that is published in its Annual Report. Also the processing of the tax exemption certificate is done within 6 working days.

Against the charitable donation tax deduction can be availed for all modes of donation- online donation, offline donation and large donations too. Large donations include sponsoring a school for a year; sponsoring kitchen equipment; and sponsoring meal distribution vehicle. As a donor, you can get a break-up of the total cost of a meal at https://www.akshayapatra.org/revised-cost

It is a constructive move to provide help by through donations for schools in India, because it has the potential to benefit numerous children at a time. However, it might not be comfortable on everyone’s pocket. Also, donation of any amount has the potential to change the present for the better. Hence, a donor can choose to support a minimum of three children by contributing a tax deductible donation of Rs. 2250 to Akshaya Patra which will feed the three children for an entire year.

Think constructively, and take a forward step by contributing tax deductible donations. This will benefit you and the needy children in India too.You can also write to infodesk@akshayapatra.org, if you wish to avail specific information about The Akshaya Patra Foundation

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The work of The Akshaya Patra Foundation at some level qualifies it to be called as children NGO in Bangalore. Through implementing the mid-day meal scheme under the guidance of the Government, this children NGO in Bangalore provides free school lunch to about 1,84,530 children covering 1,055 Government schools in the city. Besides operating in Bangalore, it also implements the programme in four other districts of Karnataka, namely- Mysore, Bellary, Hubli and Mangalore. In total, Akshaya Patra feeds a total of 4,60,046 children in 2,627 Government schools across the state.

In line with the Government’s opinion of community participation, this children NGO in Bangalore gives you the platform to donate food in Bangalore to thousands of children across the city. Akshaya Patra has chalked out many different ways in which one can donate food in Bangalore. A visit to Get Involved will provide you the list of activities that has the potential to turn your contribution into food for thousands of children in Karnataka, and millions across the country.

There are many NGO stories in Karnataka. These are the stories of the beneficiaries and important stakeholders like the teachers, parents and the staff members of the Akshaya Patra kitchen. Apart from the NGO stories in Karnataka, there are stories from other states of the country too where Akshaya Patra is operating. Get to know the NGO stories in Karnataka and along with other locations at success stories. The success stories are often eye-openers who have not witnessed the potential of the mid-day meal programme. It also brings the donor one step closer to the life of many beneficiaries for whom they donate, volunteer and pitch for in various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the like.

Apart from operating as children NGO in Bangalore, this NGO also operates in 19 other locations across nine states. By sponsoring a school you can donate food in Bangalore for an entire year. All donations that amount to above Rs. 500 are eligible for 100% tax exemptions under section 35AC of the Income Tax Act of the Government of India. As a donor you also have access to how your money is spent in the latest publication of the Foundation’s Annual Report 2012-2013.

This NGO in Bangalore believes in maintaining transparency at all levels, hence it also gives its supporters the ease of knowing the break-up of the total cost of a meal at https://www.akshayapatra.org/revised-cost.

Think to do something sustainable by deciding to donate food in Bangalore, through The Akshaya Patra Foundation. Not in literal sense of ‘donate food in Bangalore’ but at a more sublime level. You can also contact the Foundation at infodesk@akshayapatra.org, in case you would require more information.

You take one constructive step today and make it viral by the various social media platforms. Join Akshaya Patra, the children NGO in Bangalore and help nourish millions of children through food and education.

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Being operational for more than five years, this NGO in Andhra Pradesh has definitely established its reach through its consistent service. The Akshaya Patra Foundation, operating as a charity in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh feeds a total of 60,098 children every day. It covers 461 Government schools through its mid-day meal programme. As a charity in Hyderabad, it also reaches out to Anganwadi children as a part of their other feeding programmes.

The total reach of this NGO in Andhra Pradesh in its two functional locations are: Hyderabad- 54,849 children covering 454 Government schools; and Visakhapatnam- 5,249 children covering 7 Government schools. The mid-day meals in both these locations are prepared in Centralised kitchens. These kitchens act as a node for a group of schools to which meal is delivered in custom-built delivery vans. The built of these vehicles is such that it retains the freshness of the cooked meal till it is served and also due to its honeycomb interiors it holds the food containers upright thereby avoiding spillage. Get a view of the detailed cooking process of this NGO in Andhra Pradesh at Akshaya Patra Kitchen Infrastructure.

As a charity in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, its feeding programme towards Anganwadis is also creditable. The testimonies of the beneficiaries from the Anganwadis bring to fore the impact the mid-day meal has had in terms of health and nutrition of the children. Know more about the reach and stories of change in Andhra Pradesh at Andhra Pradesh State Review 2012-13. The cover story of each child will provide you with an insight to the significance and potential of the mid-day meal programme.

Many impact studies conducted both by national and international survey organisations reveal that there has been a substantial positive change in the health, nutrition, academic enrolment and retention among children who are beneficiaries of the mid-day meal programme. Akshaya Patra also works towards attaining the objectives laid down by the Central Mid-Day Meal Scheme.

This Foundation implements the mid-day meal programme in a Public-Private Partnership model. As a programme implementer this NGO steers all its efforts towards its vision of “No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger”. You too can be a part of this vision either by contributing donations or by opting to be a volunteer. When you choose to make donations for Hyderabad NGOs, Akshaya Patra could prove to be a constructive option.

Akshaya Patra follows a complete transparency policy with all its stakeholders. For this reason it regularly publishes its Annual Report for all its stakeholders. Donations for Hyderabad NGO can help feed many more children and also act as an incentive to retain them at school. Your donations for Hyderabad NGOs that is working towards a social cause can only bring about a positive difference with you being at the helm of the change.

This festive season choose to donate for children to this NGO in Andhra Pradesh. Make a difference by enrolling yourself as a volunteer of change. Let’s create smiles and hope this season!

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The Akshaya Patra Foundation, a NGO in Bangalore regularly organises events, campaigns and meets to spread awareness of its cause. This NGO in Bangalore implements the mid-day meal programme in Government schools in the city and 19 other locations across nine states of India.

Recently, it organised a Photo-Bloggers meet titled- “Click it Write”. The day saw a group of enthusiastic bloggers accompanied by Akshaya Patra representatives spend time at Government Higher Primary School, Banjarapalya near Kanakpura Road, Bangalore. These participants are the NGO volunteers in Bangalore. The day was fun-filled with smiles all around and many recreational activities like skits, mono-acts, dancing and singing. All the participants interacted with the children and encouraged them in all their activities.

The best part about the meet was the participants were given complete creative freedom. This NGO in Bangalore allowed the bloggers to explore the school and interact with the children at their comfortable pace. These NGO volunteers in Bangalore got an opportunity to know the lives of children, their dreams and aspirations and also witnessed the significance of mid-day meal in turning their hopes to reality.

After the school visit Akshaya Patra arranged for a kitchen visit for all the participants. The kitchen visit took place in the V.K Hill kitchen, where the NGO volunteers in Bangalore received a guided tour of the entire kitchen and its processes. The effort of this NGO in Bangalore in providing free school lunch was well appreciated by the bloggers. Some of the participants even offered to volunteer as a support for education with the Foundation. All the materials collected by the participants during the meet will be collated and published as photo-essays and blogs. At the end of the meet, the participants collated material that will be transformed into blogs and photo essays. These contributions by the participants will prove to be a great resource for the Foundation in creating awareness and spread the word about the Foundation’s cause.

You too can contribute and support child charity either through funds or through your talent. Visit Get Involved to know more about the different ways to support child charity through Akshaya Patra.

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The Akshaya Patra Foundation provides a welcome platform for donation to children charity. This Indian NGO has been in the service of children since June 2000. This NGO implements the mid-day meal programme in Government schools across the country. The total charity beneficiaries of this NGO are 1.3 million children. This NGO covers more than 10,000 Government schools across nine states of India.

The objectives of the mid-day meal scheme clearly states that along with putting an end to classroom hunger it also aims at increasing enrolment and attendance rates across all Government schools. This well thought out initiative of the Government of India targets the twin challenge of hunger and illiteracy. The charity beneficiaries of the mid-day meal programme thus have all potential to break the vicious cycle of hunger-poverty-illiteracy. The various children charity stories of the Foundation will bring to fore the change you are creating by contributing towards this NGO. The children charity stories are testimonies to the potential of the mid-day meal programme in the uplift of the needy children of India.

Along with donation to children charity, you can also consider to volunteer for NGOs. Volunteering will give you the opportunity to utilise your talents and skills for a social cause. The charity beneficiaries too will get an opportunity to learn and experience something apart from their regular academic schedule. Also getting to know the charity beneficiaries closely have the chances to open up new avenues of charity.

In order to know more on volunteering with Akshaya Patra visit: http://www.akshayapatra.org/volunteer. If you choose this NGO to contribute donation to children charity will provide you more details on the donation process and the different modes of donations. When you consider donation to children charity through Akshaya Patra, it allows you to avail 100% tax exemption for every contribution made above Rs. 500.

A visit to http://www.akshayapatra.org/stories-children will open up a window for you to experience the potential of your contribution. The various stories of the charity beneficiaries from across the country speak out a collective anecdote of the significance of the mid-day meal programme. It also spells out the effort of this NGO in implementing the programme in urban, semi-urban and rural locations. To reach out to the charity beneficiaries across all terrains this NGO runs both Centralised and Decentralised model of kitchens. The Centralised kitchen model is operational in urban and semi-urban areas, whereas the Decentralised kitchen model is a part of the programme for areas with difficult terrain that poses a challenge in construction of large infrastructure.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation believes in complete transparency with all its stakeholders. It regularly publishes its Annual Report that constitutes the progresses and developments, plans for the next financial year, and audited financial accounts of the past fiscal year. Click Annual Report to view Akshaya Patra’s review of the fiscal year 2012-13. Consider donation to children charity and help build a nourished and literate society.

It is a concurrent need to donate for children in India. One NGO in India to realize this is The Akshaya Patra Foundation. This is an Indian charity for children which work for the cause of providing ‘food for education.’

This NGO in India is present in twenty locations across nine states in the country, providing hot, nutritious mid-day meals to children in over 10,050 government schools. This Indian charity for children was set up in 2000, with the vision that no child should be denied an education because of hunger. It is in pursuit of this vision that Akshaya Patra asks people to donate for children in India, so it may realize its mission of feeding 5 million children by the year 2020. Currently, this Indian charity for children feeds over 1.3 million children across India, every day.

This NGO in India holds itself to very high standards of quality in the food that is prepared, and 11 of the kitchens that operate under this Indian charity for children are ISO 22000:2005 certified, while the remaining kitchens are in the process of certification. From the government, corporates and individuals who donate for children in India, Akshaya Patra utilizes these funds to constantly upgrade and maintain its food safety management systems to ensure that only safe, healthy food is sent to the schools.

This Indian charity for children has undertaken two kinds of kitchens across the country – centralized and decentralized. Out of twenty kitchens operating under this NGO in India, 18 kitchens are centralized, while 2 are decentralized. The centralised kitchens are large kitchen units that have the capacity to cook up to 1,00,000 meals a day for the schools located around the kitchen. In places where geographical terrain is a problem, decentralised kitchens are set up where local Women’s Self Help Groups donate for children of India, in terms of their time and energy to cook the meals.

This NGO in India is extremely particular about hygiene and safety levels, therefore from the procurement of vegetables to the sanitization of the vessels and kitchen staff, this Indian charity for children takes extreme care at each step of the process. Through the generous patrons who donate for children in India, Akshaya Patra has been able to finance technologically advanced machinery that ensures the safety and preservation of all food until consumption.

In the past thirteen years this NGO in India has done a great deal of useful work across the country. By providing the mid-day meal to schools, this charity in India has helped increase enrollment, attendance, concentration and socialization, helped address malnutrition and empowered women.

As word of this worthy cause has spread Akshaya Patra has also been beneficiary to generous companies who wish to donate for children in India such as Jamsetji Tata Trust, Cisco India, Corporation Bank, SBI Mutual Fund and many more.

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The Akshaya Patra Foundation, a NGO in Bangalore implements the mid-day meal programme in Karnataka and eight other states of India. The impact of mid-day meal is seen across all the beneficiaries in more than 10,000 Government schools. The testimonies of teachers and parents reveal the ground impact of this programme. Here is one such testimony from a Senior Teacher of Government High School in Hesarghatta, Bangalore, Karnataka.

Babita, a Senior Teacher has been working with the school for past eight years and has witnessed the difference one wholesome meal makes to the children. She says, "About 80% of the children in her school miss the most important meal of the day i.e. breakfast.” This means to say this large group of children comes to school empty stomach. She goes on to add, “Akshaya Patra’s mid-day meal programme in Karnataka has brought about a significant change in the lives of all the students.

The parents of these children work as helpers in Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR). So they leave their homes early in the morning and come back only in the evening. This leaves them with no time to prepare breakfast or lunch. Hence, the mid-day meal becomes the first meal of the day for these children. Prior to Akshaya Patra serving mid-day meal the children used to mostly get stale food. But since 2007 when this NGO in Bangalore started serving mid-day meal the children get to eat freshly cooked nutritious meal every day. The impact of the mid-day meal is seen in their improved concentration level during class hours too.”

According to the teachers of this school, there are many gifted children in each class who are sharp determined about their future. They pose as examples for other students and motivate them to study better. The mid-day meal provided by this NGO in Bangalore is a significant intervention in shaping up the future of these young aspirants.

There are many more such inspirational testimonies by teachers, parents and children too. Read more about the beneficiaries and the impact of the mid-day meal at Akshaya Patra. Choose to donate for children charity in Bangalore and witness the difference you are making meal by meal.

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The Akshaya Patra Foundation believes that no child should be denied an education because of hunger. It is because of this belief that the Bangalore childrens charity started providing mid-day meals to government school children across the country. This child NGO Bangalore currently feeds over 1.3 million children across India every day, and is on the mission to feed 5 million by 2020. But like other charity organizations in Bangalore, Akshaya Patra relies on the help of donors to achieve its goal.

The Bangalore childrens charity is present in 20 locations across 9 states in India, covering 10,050 government schools in total. This child NGO Bangalore, has six kitchens in Karnataka, two of which are in Bangalore. The kitchen at H.K Hill was the first kitchen to be opened by Akshaya Patra in 2000, while the Vasanthapura kitchen was opened in 2007. This Bangalore childrens charity feeds a total of 460,046 children in Karnataka.

In a recently concluded survey on the state-wise mid-day meals ranking, this child NGO Bangalore was proud to find that Karnataka was the highest amongst the states with an implementation rate of 77.79 per cent. In coordination with other charity organizations in Bangalore and the state, this Bangalore childrens charity has contributed significantly towards helping Karnataka achieve this standing through its six kitchens across the state.

The good work that this child NGO Bangalore achieves is noteworthy. The Bangalore childrens charity reaches out to 2,627 government schools in Karnataka and is one of the charity organizations in Bangalore to hold itself up to high standards of quality in both produce and processes. Therefore, all six of the kitchens run by this child NGO Bangalore are centralised kitchen units, while four of the six are ISO22000:2005 certified.

The Vasanthapura kitchen of this Bangalore childrens charity has been a hub of innovation with the launch of a food lab on its premises. Here the raw material analysis of pulses, spices, vegetable oils, ghee and flour are undertaken to check against adulteration and colouring agents. Akshaya Patra is one of the charity organizations of Bangalore to strive towards innovation, improvement and expertise at all times.

Safety is at the top of minds of this Bangalore childrens charity. At every step of the operations process, across all the kitchens, this child NGO Bangalore ensures that only clean, hygienic processes are in play. From the procurement of the raw material to the cooking, storing and delivering of the food this Bangalore childrens charity strives only for the best. Akshaya Patra even excelled above other charity organizations of Bangalore when it was awarded the CII National Award for Food Safety by the The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII-Jubilant Bhartia Food & Agriculture Centre of Excellence).

This Bangalore childrens charity still continues its relentless efforts to provide ‘Food for Education’ and you can help. Donate to help this worthy cause, or spare your time and volunteer with this child NGO Bangalore, and you can help brighten these young lives.

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The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a charity in Karnataka. The Foundation implements the mid-day meal programme across 20 locations in India. Through this programme Akshaya Patra is able to feed 1.3 million mid-day meal beneficiaries. The menu of Akshaya Patra mid-day meal is universal and can be consumed by all children thereby enhancing socialisation among children of different castes and section. Each mid-day meal beneficiary has his or her own story to share. Here is one such story of a mid-day meal beneficiary.

"I want to teach as many kids and help them stand on their own feet.” These are not just the words of an aspiring teacher rather these are the words of a well aware child. Martuthi L.R, a mid-day meal beneficiary, at a young age is aware of the need of education and hence is determined to pursue a career as a teacher. Though due to circumstances he started his schooling late yet this mid-day meal beneficiary has chalked out his plans of pursuing higher education. His elder sister who could not attend school encourages him to remain focused and study sincerely to achieve his goals.

While talking about his school and ambition Maruthi also expresses his gratitude towards Akshaya Patra. He says, “The Akshaya Patra mid-day meal has not only helped me but also many others like me who come to school empty stomach. The freshly cooked Akshaya Patra mid-day meal is like a blessing for us and especially during summer holidays.” He goes on to add, “I have gone through hardships and hence I know the significance of one meal to sustain through the day in school.”

As a charity in Karnataka, Akshaya Patra feeds 460,046 children across 2,627 Government schools in five locations of the state namely Bangalore, Bellary, Hubli, Mangalore and Mysore. Get to know many more mid-day meal beneficiaries of the Foundation in stories of change. The stories of each beneficiary are a story of hope that is getting nurtured every day through food and education. Consider to donate to this charity in Karnataka. You will not only provide food but also help in shaping dreams into reality.

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The charity beneficiaries of The Akshaya Patra Foundation are dream filled children of India. The Foundation is into implementing the mid-day meal programme in Government schools across the country. Currently, it feeds 1.3 million children in over 10,000 Government schools across 20 locations covering nine states.

The children charity stories often pose as a reality check for the readers. In our busy schedule and stressed life situations we tend to overlook the ground reality in which our fellow citizens dwell. The charity beneficiaries’ show us how despite of various difficulties they face day in and day out they have never stopped chasing their dreams however challenging they appear.

As a commoner we can help these charity beneficiaries in various ways. Donation to children charity, volunteering with the charity, spreading the cause of the charity through online and offline platforms are some of the different ways we can opt for. Akshaya Patra provides a platform for all supporters who want to provide a helping hand to the charity beneficiaries.

A visit to get involved will provide many ways to join with the cause of the Foundation. If you choose to contribute a donation to this children charity then a click here online donation, it will direct you to a hassle free online donation process. By making a donation to this children charity you also become eligible for 100% tax exemption.

A click at Get Involved will provide you different ways you can help the charity beneficiaries apart from donations. In case you would require any further clarification or additional information about this children charity, you can contact the Foundation by writing to infodesk@akshayapatra.org.

Akshaya Patra brings across you the children charity stories from all its operating locations. The success stories cover charity beneficiaries from states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. These are the stories of those children who have lived it. It is the story of those children who hope for a brighter and better future. These are the stories of those charity beneficiaries who despite facing hardships have never stopped to chase their dreams of achieving big in life.

As a charity organisation the main stakeholders of Akshaya Patra are Government, Child/Parent, Teacher, Donor, Volunteer and Employee. The Foundation believes in maintaining complete transparency with all its stakeholders and thus publishes it Annual Report every year. This report provides the developments, achievements, initiatives, plans and audited financial statements of a particular financial year. The level of transparency maintained by this children charity has received recognition from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The Foundation has been conferred the ICAI Gold Shield Award for four consecutive years for Excellence in Financial Reporting in its Annual Reports of the Financial Years 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Get to know the charity beneficiaries either through the Annual Report or success stories. Choose how you would like to contribute to these charity beneficiaries and many more who are in wait for a little aid from you.

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As an awareness initiative The Akshaya Patra Foundation-a Bangalore Children Charity recently organised a photography exhibition. The exhibition titled "A Wall of Hope and Joy" was held at 'Vismaya' Rangoli Art Gallery, Metro Station at M.G Road, Bangalore. The exhibition was inaugurated by representatives of Akshaya Patra, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) and professionals from both photography and film fraternity.

The Akshaya Patra photo exhibition was well received by the visitors and received more than 1000 footfalls. The exhibition included the 40 best photographs from over 700 entries from the 'Click A Smile' contest organised by the non-profit organisation in Bangalore. The display of photographs included captures of children, kitchen operations and school visits. Professionals from different backgrounds visited the Akshaya Patra photo exhibition and appreciated the display. A Ravindra, Former Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka said, "This is an excellent exhibit. The photographs reflect children in their simplicity and joy."

This Bangalore Children Charity is involved in implementing the mid-day meal programme in Government schools across India. Presently, this non-profit organisation in Bangalore is also operating the mid-day meal programme in 20 locations across nine states namely: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. This Bangalore Children Charity provides mid-day meal to 1.3 million children every day in more than 10,000 Government schools.

Step up in realising the vision of this non-profit organisation in Bangalore: “No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger”.

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“No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger” clearly brings out the significance of supporting child education. This is the vision of The Akshaya Patra Foundation. Akshaya Patra is an Indian charity started in June 2000 in Bangalore, Karnataka. Though the principle cause of this charity is to implement the mid-day meal programme in Government schools it lays equal importance to education.

Due to this reason this charity makes it a point to expand its operations in a strategic manner so that once it starts feeding in a new location it should be able to sustain operations in existing locations as well as the new one. This charity steers all its efforts towards eliminating hunger and illiteracy. It also provides a platform for its supporters to support child education through food.

This Indian NGO implements the mid-day meal programme in 20 locations covering the states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. By supporting a child through this NGO one can gift the child the goodness of food and education.

Mid-day meal scheme has seen significant impact on its beneficiaries and hence the Government too is in favour of increased community participation so as to be able to reach the grass root level of the society. Akshaya Patra implements the programme in a Public-Private Partnership operating model. This model provides enough room for supporters and volunteers to contribute for the cause in their own valuable way. To support a child need not necessarily mean donation, it can also mean sparing some time from our busy schedules and dedicating it to the children through voluntary participation.

Get Involved will bring across you various ways to support a child. If you are of the type who prefers to be ‘on the move’ always then you can support the charity through social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest and the like. If you are a blogger then you can write about the charity in your blogs or in Akshaya Patra blog. If you would be interested in meeting the children and spending a day with them then a school visit can be organised and you can engage the children in your own creative ways like painting, games etc.

If you wish to contribute fund as a support for child education through mid-day meal then a click at donate will direct you to the donation process. Akshaya Patra also gives opportunity to collectively help the cause. If you are an employee then as a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative you can make donation for children either by cash or kind. CSR opportunities with Akshaya Patra will bring across you ways to contribute donation for children.

The method of support could be either donation for children or volunteering for children the Akshaya Patra beneficiaries are certain to get benefitted out of it. Support a child today and sow the seeds for hopeful tomorrow.

It is with great joy that The Akshaya Patra Foundation helps to feed the children in Bangalore through the mid-day meal scheme. The Karnataka NGO headquartered in Bangalore, has kitchens in 20 locations across 9 states providing food to 10,050 government schools in India.

The Akshaya Patra kitchen Bangalore has two centralised units in the city, one at H.K Hill and the other at Vasanthapura (V.K Hill). Together these two kitchens feed the children in Bangalore to the tune of 184,530 children across 1055 government schools in Bangalore every day.

The H.K Hill Akshaya Patra Kitchen Bangalore was started in June 2000, and was the first Akshaya Patra kitchen across the country. This ISO 22000:2005 certified kitchen unit manages t0 feed the children in Bangalore up to 85,204 children across 487 schools. The kitchen also comes equipped with 35 custom-designed meal distribution vehicles which deliver the cooked mid-day meals to the beneficiary schools. With the launch of this kitchen, this Karnataka NGO marked the beginning of change to many children’s lives across the state.

Following through with its endeavor to feed the children in Bangalore, the Vasanthapura (V.K Hill) kitchen was launched in July 2007. This unit of the Karnataka NGO feeds 99,326 children across 568 government schools every day. This Akshaya Patra kitchen Bangalore too is ISO 22000:2005 certified with 35 custom-made meal distribution vehicles which deliver the cooked mid-day meals to the beneficiary schools.

This Karnataka NGO is constantly innovating to improve its system to feed the children in Bangalore. One significant contribution of the V.K Hill Akshaya Patra kitchen Bangalore was the food lab that was introduced there as a pilot project. Currently the raw material analysis of pulses, spices, vegetable oils, ghee and flour are being undertaken to check for adulteration and coloring agents.

Aside from this, the V.K Hill Akshaya Patra kitchen Bangalore saw the successful implementation of a biogas plant. This Karnataka NGO is determined to adopt such eco-friendly measures across its kitchens in the bid to feed the children in Bangalore.

This Karnataka NGO has transformed the lives of many children in the state, and has been proud to witness many success stories. By focusing on the need to feed the children in Bangalore, Akshaya Patra has given children an incentive to return to school, get an education and fulfill their potential. The Akshaya Patra kitchen Bangalore has also given others a new opportunity in life. It has created employment for many, thereby giving new hope in the lives of the old and young of the state.

Aside from the Akshaya Patra kitchen Bangalore, this Karnataka NGO has also set up other kitchens in Bellary, Hubli, Mangalore and Mysore across the state.

Donate to this worthy cause and help feed the children in Bangalore! Be engaged with us and take part in the joy of giving by joining this Karnataka NGO as a volunteer. Your help will be invaluable.

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