Akshaya Patra | NGO blog: August 2015

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Many Ways to Carry a Cause!

Being a responsible citizen means being aware of what the society needs and contributing towards its betterment. Several limitations hinder one’s willingness to take action. In order to tackle these and give you the opportunity to support by taking part as volunteers or participate in a volunteering exercise to help school children in India, The Akshaya Patra Foundation has made volunteering provisions that give you the freedom to spread our message without disturbing your schedule.

You can be an online ambassador of the organisation—If you have the passion and the spark within to help a cause, You can bring smiles on children’s faces without disturbing our daily duties. You just have to sign up as web advocate for Akshaya Patra. Then, you can forward our mailers to friends and associates and help in spreading the word further. You can follow our social media sites and request friends to do the same. Another way to boost the cause is introducing the organisation to online communities and fan clubs and more. You shall have access to banners, wallpapers and many creative to promote the foundation too. If you are active on twitter, you can retweet a tweet done by us. Join our Google plus circle, share our youtube videos, there many things you can get involved in to support.

Writing an article or blog about the foundation is another cool way to communicate to the public about the programme. You can send us the blog post or article and we can publish it on the official website. The more writers there are the more storytellers Akshaya Patra will get!

Online fundraising is another very effective way to support an NGO. You can register yourself as an online fund raiser. All the donations will go to providing mid-day meal to the school children.

Apart from everything else, you are free to be creative and suggest ideas and measures which we can implement to carry the cause of Akshaya Patra forward. All you need is some time and the willingness to make a change in children’s lives.

So, when shall we start?

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Akshaya Patra Foundation

The Akshaya Patra Foundation, NGO in India, runs one of the worlds largest mid day meal program. We distribute freshly cooked, healthy meals daily to 1.6 million underprivileged children in government and government aided schools through 24 kitchens in 11 states across India. Built on a public-private partnership, Akshaya Patra combines good management, innovative technology and smart engineering to deliver school lunch at a minimal cost.

Friday, August 7, 2015

Looking into the beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra

An NGO in India is providing nutritious food for children every day. What is the impact of the endeavour? You have to meet a few children to decide for yourself. The Akshaya Patra Foundation currently feeds millions of children in its effort to eliminate classroom hunger. It also tries to make a direct connection with the beneficiary children— look into their lives, know more about them and see if the programme of delivering school meals every day is helping them or not.

Let’s meet Yashoda, a 12-year-old girl with an aspiration to become a teacher. She is bright student and one of the toppers in her batch. She had recently lost her father. Yashoda’s mother, a home maker till the demise of her husband, has started working at a garment industry to support the family. Yashoda says, “My father’s wish was that I become a lecturer at a college and educate students. He inspired me and I want to do my best.” She is determined to become a teacher. Yashoda also wants to help society. She wants to educate the less fortunate too when she becomes a teacher. Akshaya Patra serves nutritious mid-day meal at her school every day and she loves pulao. She is also aware that the vegetables served by Akshaya Patra are good for health.

Know more about Yashoda @ Akshaya Patra Beneficiary

Now let’s say cheers to Venu who never misses school on Thursday because of Aloo (Potato) Biryani (mixed rice dish) served by Akshaya Patra on that day every week. Normally Venu likes the food provided by Akshaya Patra every day but, Biryani is his favourite. Venu is a fifth standard student who likes English and wants to be an engineer. He is a bright, hardworking boy whose younger brother and elder sister are also studying at the same school. This means all the siblings are beneficiaries of the Mid-Day Meal Programme.

Know more about Venu @ Stories of Children

Before making a closing note it better to meet another child. Here is Soujanya, an eighth standard class topper, who loves maths and aspires to become a maths teacher. Her amity with numbers started at an early age when she realised she is good with it. She wants to be perfect with the subject. About Akshaya Patra, she says, “I’m lucky to have the meals. It is nutritious and tasty. It helps me concentrate in class.” She is particularly fond of the fruits and loves the biryani served every Thursday.

Know more about Soujanya @ Akshaya Patra Success stories of Children

Think about stories of millions of children like Yashoda, Venu and Soujanya. Many of these children generally belong to economically challenged family backgrounds. A nutritious meal at school every day is a relief to the families too, knowing that their children are well fed in school. Children need good nutrition at this time in their lives for proper growth and cognitive development. It’s a crucial time which is never coming back. If we have to do something, we have to do it now!