The Akshaya Patra Foundation UK Information

About The Akshaya Patra Foundation Akshaya Patra’s Vision: No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger. Akshaya Patra’s Mission: To feed 5 million children by 2020. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a leading organization that addresses two of the most immediate challenges facing India - hunger and education among children. It implements the Food For Education Programme which reaches over 1.6 million children cross 11 states of India. It currently operates in feeding from 27 locations that caters to 13,210 Govt and Govt. aided schools across India. It costs £10 to feed a child for the entire school year. Akshaya Patra is the world's largest NGO-run free school meals programme. A Public-Private Partnership, Akshaya Patra combines good management, innovative technology and smart engineering to deliver school lunches. For many of the children this is their only meal for the day. This meal acts as an incentive for both the parents and the children by encouraging parents to send their children to school, and keeps the child motivated to stay in school. In the process, the child gets the necessary nutrients they need to develop their cognitive abilities to focus on learning.