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2.35+ Million Children Fed Each Day

Our Goal is to feed 3 Million kids by 2027

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482+ Million Meals Served Each Year

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58 Million School Kids Still Go Hungry

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Who We Are

The World's Largest NGO School Meal Program

Akshaya Patra USA serves over 2.35 million children in 24,000+ schools across India every single day.

  • Eliminating classroom hunger
  • Increasing school enrollment
  • Improving nutritional status
  • Empowering women through employment
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Global Impact 22+ Years
Of dedicated service to children.

Our Programs & Initiatives

Comprehensive nutrition programs designed to support children at every stage of their development.

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Mid-Day Meal

Our flagship program serving over 2.35 million hot nutritious meals every single school day.

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Morning Nutrition

Serving ~800,000 breakfast meals per day, giving students a healthy start to the day.

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Anganwadi Feeding

Critical nutrition for infants, pregnant women, and lactating mothers to combat early malnutrition.

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Scholarship Support

Beyond food, we provide financial assistance to help students pursue post-secondary education.

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Food Recovery & Emergency

Reducing food waste and supporting communities in need of food after a natural disastor or emergency.

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Our Programs & Initiatives

Anganwadi

Providing nutritious meals to infants, children, pregnant and lactating mothers

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Morning Nutrition Program

Providing breakfast from 19 of our kitchens to schools in their area

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Mid-Day Meal

Delivering over 2.25M hot, nutritious meals every day so children focus on education rather than hunger.

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Scholarship

Financial assistance to pursue post-secondary education.

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Food Recovery

Rescuing edible food that would go to waste and distributing it to those in need

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Vision

To create a world where every child has the nourishment and opportunity to learn, thrive, and realize their full potential.

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Partnering with donors, volunteers, and communities across the U.S. to fund hunger relief through school meals that break the cycle of poverty.

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Anganwadi

One of the essential forms of nurture is the nourishment that a mother provides to her newborn. Prenatal and postnatal care is vital for both, the mother and the child. The intake of proper nutrition is a significant contributor to good health for pregnant women, nursing others, and their infants. On the other hand, malnutrition in a mother has a direct impact on the infant – it can be intergenerational.

Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) established under the umbrella of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) are central to tackling the issue of intergenerational malnutrition. One of the primary goals of setting up AWCs is to improve the nutritional intake and therefore, the health of children from birth to age six, and pregnant women and nursing mothers. Such an intervention that improves access to nutrition and healthcare for its intended beneficiaries is vital.

We serve hygienically prepared nutritious food to around 150,000+ children between the age group 3 to 6 and about 10,000 pregnant & nursing/lactating mothers. We believe it is our social responsibility to support and help mothers and young children who are in dire need of nutrition. The Foundation ensures that the child gets proper nutrition right from the mother’s womb, which is crucial for the child’s physical and mental development.

Morning Nutrition Program

Breakfast has been suggested to have a positive effect on learning in children in terms of behaviour, cognitive development and school performance.

Our Kitchens, starting with Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad are beginning to distribute

Tomato Bhath/ Methi Bhath

Rawa Upma

Idli and sambar

Khichdi Sweet/Khara Pongal

Bisi Bele Bhath

Your contributions will not just energise children for a good start but will also enable us to expand our feeding programme to other locations of India.

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Mid-Day Meal Program

Hunger continues to be a barrier to education and consequently a better life for millions of children across India. Many people prefer to send their children to work to support the family instead of sending them to school to get an education. Being out-of-school deprives these children of their Right to Education and Right to Aspire.

At the same time, those children who do make it to school are vulnerable to classroom hunger. As their families cannot afford two square meals, most of them come to school hungry, and as a result, are not able to concentrate on classroom activities. As a result, the very purpose of schooling is defeated. In these situations, a hot mid-day meal at school can go a long way in making life easier for millions of children and their families across the country.

Working with the Government, Akshaya Patra seeks to ensure that no child is deprived of education because of hunger. In providing one hot meal every school day, the Foundation upholds their Right to Food as well as their Right to Education and aspire. Nutritional meals ensure the cognitive development of children. Therefore, due importance is given to the nutritional profile of meals served.

Mid-day meals serve as incentives for children to attend school and for parents to send their children to school-instead of sending them to work to support the family. It improved the enrolment rate, attendance, performance and nutritional profile of the children and reduces the dropout rate, thus contributing to their Right to Education. It also serves as an economic support for the family by taking care of their child’s one meal of the day.

Nutrition and education enhance the physical and psychological development of the child. Moreover, the program promotes socialization among children by fostering the habit of eating together. In the long run, this practice builds unity among them.

One hot meal puts children on the path to a brighter future.

Scholarship Support

The AVSAR Scholarship Program, developed by the Akshaya Patra Foundation, provides financial assistance to scholars pursuing post-secondary education. The goal of the program is to give students the opportunity and tools they need to shape a better career path and achieve their aspirations.

One core challenge in government schools is the high dropout rate after completing Class 10. Financial constraints often force brilliant children to leave the education system. The AVSAR Scholarship Program aims to eliminate this dropout rate and provide support to unprivileged students from marginalized communities to continue their education.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s scholarship program incentivizes education and supports students who want to continue their education but are facing financial difficulties. By providing financial assistance, we aim to ensure that students from marginalized communities can access quality education and create a better future for themselves and their communities.

Food Recovery

The Problem

Akshaya Patra has endeavored to utilize its kitchen infrastructure and resources to undertake emergency food assistance during natural disasters to provide nutrition & health support.

Over the years, we have enhanced our execution capabilities for humanitarian efforts through need-based approaches. These include providing freshly cooked food, utilizing our mobile kitchens, setting up temporary kitchens, and distributing food relief kits.

These feeding endeavors align with the National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013, which stresses food and nutritional security “by ensuring access to adequate quantities of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity”, especially in times of need.

The Solution

Akshaya Patra’s food recovery project rescues edible food that would otherwise go to waste and distributes it to those in need, tackling two critical issues at the same time: food waste and food insecurity.

The food recovery project is a step towards creating a more sustainable and equitable food system.

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