Vrindavan kitchen forges Ahead

When The Akshaya Patra Foundation expanded its operations to the holy city of Vrindavan in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, it couldn’t have come at a better time. The northern Indian state has historically been plagued by staggeringly low nutrition and welfare levels, making development in the region an uphill battle.

Campaign by Akshaya Patra towards supporting mid-day meal scheme in Hyderabad

Akshaya Patra is a NGO implementing the mid day meal scheme in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Apart from these two locations it implements the programme in 18 more locations across eight other states. During the recent Joy of Giving Week, the Foundation’s Hyderabad branch organised a campaign titled 'A student for a student'. The main aim was to create awareness and raise fund for the beneficiaries of mid day meal.

An Akshaya Patra and Vasudev Adiga’s Initiative to Provide a Million Meals for Children

VasudevAdiga’s, a popular chain of restaurants in Karnataka, has committed to raise funds to support The Akshaya Patra, an NGO which serves mid day meals to government school children in India. VasudevAdiga’s aims to fund one million meals in collaboration with its customers, partners and employees.

Not for profit organization for children in Forbes

The Akshaya Patra Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation in India has been featured in Forbes through an article written by the organisations former Board Member- Nish Acharya. Presently, he is a Senior Fellow with North-eastern University and the Center for American Progress. In his article he brings out his experience while working with the organisation along with the mid day meal scheme success stories. He also duly points out the organisation’s effort to provide mid day meal to millions of children every day across 20 locations of 9 states. Nish Acharya’s article was published on the Skoll World Forum. This forum is a platform for discussion on important social issues across the world.

Internet technology for non-profit organisations

The Internet world has opened up global avenues for all types of organisations and businesses. It has proved to be of immense benefit to the charitable organisations too. The potential of social networking for non-profits has gained huge recognition and acceptance. The significance of internet technology for non-profits lies in its ability to allow the charitable organisations to create awareness about their work, share information with their supporters and also pitch for newer partnerships and collaboration.