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Akshaya Patra: NGO that bringing food and happiness to underprivileged children
One in three undernourished children in the world lives in India. And millions of children in our country go to school hungry or do not...

Akshaya Patra
Nov 23, 20223 min read


Empowering Children With Food And Education
Every expanding economy must consider nutrition. According to UNICEF, acute undernutrition in India causes wasting in 20% of children...

Akshaya Patra
Nov 21, 20222 min read


Transforming India through Digital Education
Every year on November 11, National Education Day is observed to honour Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India's first Minister of Education. He...

Akshaya Patra
Nov 11, 20222 min read


Celebrating 22 years of feeding the hungry
It's a huge accomplishment that 22 years have passed since The Akshaya Patra Foundation was established in March 2001. Reflection is...

Akshaya Patra
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Akshaya Patra steers closer to its vision; hits a new milestone
Akshaya Patra now delivers 2 MILLION smiles DAILY! The esteemed 21-year-old NGO in India achieved its new feeding landmark in September,...

Akshaya Patra
Oct 31, 20223 min read


Akshaya Patra reaches a new milestone; nourishes 2 MILLION dreams daily!
The world recognises India as a country of great economic and cultural importance. In recent years, there has also been a growing...

Akshaya Patra
Oct 27, 20223 min read


Celebrate Dhanteras with a tinge of goodness
Dhanteras is a much-awaited festival for Hindus in India as it is called the day of wealth. The word ‘Dhan’ means wealth and ‘Teras’...

Akshaya Patra
Oct 21, 20223 min read


Experience the Joy of Giving this Daan Utsav
Atithi Devo Bhava is a practice in Indian society where a guest is treated with the utmost respect. The hosts provide them with the best...

Akshaya Patra
Oct 10, 20223 min read


Reducing Child Malnutrition with healthy meals
Malnourishment is a silent killer that does not spare even the lives of little children. It is one of the major causes of death of...

Akshaya Patra
Sep 27, 20223 min read


Effects of hunger on children. Beat it by donating to charities
When you think of hunger, your mind immediately paints a black and white picture of a child probably in tattered clothes scurrying for...

Akshaya Patra
Sep 14, 20223 min read


This September, Stand Against Hunger
We are lucky! We get to choose what we want to eat and when. But, for individuals coming from families where being hungry and not getting...

Akshaya Patra
Sep 9, 20223 min read


NGOs – A critical link for social change
Drive around the city and you may see people living completely different lives on the roadside—people with no qualms in tattered clothes,...

Akshaya Patra
Aug 26, 20224 min read


Importance of Akshaya Patra's Nutritious Food for Children
Most of the kids these days are generally hooked up on junk food. As a result of which, children land up eating smaller portions of...

Akshaya Patra
Aug 22, 20222 min read


PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Akshaya Patra’s 62nd kitchen in Varanasi
Food is a basic essential for the development of children. Food and education always go hand in hand. When a child is well fed and...

Akshaya Patra
Aug 5, 20222 min read
Assam flood relief works help rebuild lives
Since the lashing of rains and overflowing of the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries, Assam suffered day after day and it seemed...

Akshaya Patra
Jul 22, 20222 min read


3 predictors of child malnutrition in India
Child malnutrition is a chronic problem - a difficult malaise to tackle. Substantial progress has been made in child mortality rate; it...

Akshaya Patra
Jul 5, 20223 min read


Education takes children a step closer to empowerment
Education is empowering. It is a force that creates knowledge, builds personalities and confidence while also making way for new...

Akshaya Patra
Jun 27, 20223 min read


Mid Day Meals: a Bridge to Abundant Futures of Children
Early childhood is the period of rapid growth and development of a child’s mind and body. Thus, childhood nutrition lays the foundation...

Akshaya Patra
Jun 20, 20223 min read


Fundraising ideas to support NGOs in India
No matter how brilliant a business idea or how kind a thought of charity may be, you will need money to make it a reality. You may think...

Akshaya Patra
Jun 14, 20223 min read


Are school meals important for good health in children?
School is an emotion. For some people, it is a set of mixed feelings that include the happiness of having a P.T period and the...

Akshaya Patra
Jun 3, 20223 min read
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