This Holi, add colours to a child's life!
by Akshaya Patra NGO in India - Akshaya PatraHoli,
also known as the ‘Festival of colours’ is one of the most awaited festivals in
India. It is celebrated across the country with much fervour and joy. It is one
of the most vibrant festivals as it fills the air with hues of different
colours. Mythologies and legends are testimony that Holi marks the triumph of
good over evil, reassures the power of truth, and fosters harmony and togetherness.
Talking about evils, hunger and illiteracy are two of the destructive elements
that block the progress of a society. These are two challenges that impact the immediate
society and the world at large. And, the only one way to overcome these evils
is by working together in association with the government and various non-profit
organisations.
This
Holi, along with celebrating and enjoying with family and friends, spare some
time to share the joys with children in
need who looks forward to an opportunity to go to school. The Akshaya Patra
Foundation is a non-profit organisation that
has been implementing the Mid-Day Meal
Programme for the past 18 years. This programme ensures that school-going
children receive their daily dose of nutrition through regular school meals.
Akshaya Patra is currently providing freshly cooked, nutritious meals to more
than 17.6 lakh children across 43 locations in 12 states of India. It has
centralised and decentralised kitchens to cater to government schools in urban,
semi-urban, and remote areas.
The
school meals act as an incentive for parents to send their children to school
instead of sending them to work. This meal adds hope to lakhs of families; it
assures the parents that by attending school their children will receive at
least one meal per day. As a supporter, when you choose to sponsor a child through Akshaya Patra, you gift the following to
the child:
·
An opportunity to
attend school;
·
A chance to learn
and gather knowledge;
·
A platform to get
empowered with health and education;
·
A direction to
achieve their goals; and
·
A hope that in
the near future, they will liberate their families from the vicious cycle of
poverty-hunger-illiteracy.
In
addition, when you support these children
in need, you live up to the real spirit of Holi by letting goodness of food
and education triumph over the evils of hunger and illiteracy!
Along
with providing mid-day meals to school children, Akshaya Patra is also involved
in providing hygienic stainless-steel meal plates to its beneficiaries and
providing wholesome food to Anganwadi children aged between 3 and 6 years. The
various ways you can support this non-profit
organisation are: volunteering, associating as a CSR partner, associating
as a knowledge partner, conducting fundraising campaigns, and directly donating
for the much-needed school meals.
Akshaya
Patra recently served its 300th crore meal since inception and this
milestone was commemorated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The Foundation
was conferred with the prestigious Gandhi Peace Prize 2016 for its contribution
towards socio-economic development of the country by providing the crucial
mid-day meals to children. Akshaya Patra is also the first NGO to be inducted
into the ICAI Hall of Fame and winner of ICAI Gold Shield Award for excellence
in financial reporting for seven consecutive years.
As
a non-profit organisation, Akshaya
Patra aims at expanding its reach to serve more and more children. This Holi,
add the colours of nutrition and education in the lives of children. Partake in
Akshaya Patra’s mission of feeding 5 million children by 2025 by choosing to sponsor a child.
Author Profile:
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a mid-day meal NGO in India serving more than 1.76 million children across 12 states of India. This meal helps children to attend school regularly and also improves the literacy rate. Support school meals of millions of children and let the goodness of food and education win over the evils of hunger and illiteracy.
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