Make CSR activities fun by involving employees

Companies can channelise resources positively towards their CSR activities if they plan and execute them well with top NGOs. Today, India’s children need food and education and one of the top NGOs serving mid-day meals The Akshaya Patra Foundation is engageing in serving mid-day meals to school children. Here are some CSR ideas for organising charity activities in Bengaluru kitchen and kitchens located in other cities:   

Help on ground

Companies that want to conduct a volunteering activities involving their employees may join hands with Akshaya Patra. Staff members may help the TAPF staff in loading and unloading groceries at the kitchen. At the schools, they can serve the meals to the children and involve in various fun activities like sports event with them. Employees interested in cooking can help the staff in kitchen prepare meals. 

Charity fundraising 

Organisations and institutions may also engage in charity fundraising for the cause of food for education in schools. They may organise auctions where they can sell unused office furniture and raise funds for the charity. Companies may engage their digital marketing teams to organise online fundraising campaigns for charity purposes. Akshaya Patra encourages several charity fundraising initiatives in Bangalore along with online fundraising campaigns for the cause of their Mid-day Meal Programme.

Sponsoring mid-day meals 

Get the privilege of feeding meals to the beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra by sponsoring mid-day meals as part of your CSR activity. It just takes Rs 950 to feed a child for an entire year. Your contribution can allow children to relish a balanced meal which helps them become a healthy individual. About 4,86,172 beneficiaries from 2,968 schools in Bangalore benefit from mid-day meals. The meal is an incentive for them to continue their education and not give it up to earn their meals. 

Organise activities

Make Akshaya Patra a part of your charity fundraising activities. You can start a campaign or a fun activity online or offline. The proceeds of this can be donated to Akshaya Patra along with the CSR funds of the company.

If your company feels strongly for the Indian school children, you may also make a huge difference by supporting Akshaya Patra a charity in Bangalore with simple charity fundraising activities.