The Akshaya Patra Foundation

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• A Volunteer's day with Akshaya Patra
• You don’t need to be a superman to bring about change.
• PPP model best suited for implementing Mid day meals
• Dialing to create a SMILE
• Cisco’s association with Akshaypatra.
• Global giving made easy!
• Shining through
• A Teacher speaks about Akshaya Patra
• CISCO Employees Visit Akshaya Patra Kitchen
• Volunteers from ANZ made their day special

A Volunteer's day with Akshaya Patra Posted: 14 May 2012 05:52 AM PDT Letter from Bibhash Chakrabarty, a volunteer of Akshaya Patra Foundation. Akshaya Patra- the name which always reminds me of the happy smiling faces of the little angels in school uniforms. It is a unique organization feeding more than a million children every day reaching out even the remote corners of the country. How can we ask a child to go to the school when he cannot even afford a meal? Parents often tend to sacrifice their children's education as they cannot afford to meet their basic requirement of food. Off Off Mon, 2012-05-14 read more

You don’t need to be a superman to bring about change. Posted: 14 May 2012 05:46 AM PDT You don't need to be a superman to bring about change. All it requires is the will and the courage to take a small step towards the change. Vaibhav and Rashmi have set such an example. They got married on 13th December 2009. Both of them wanted to contribute towards a social cause while they tie the knot. They chose a few NGOs working for different causes and tried to help them through their wedding function. Off Off Mon, 2012-05-14 read more

PPP model best suited for implementing Mid day meals Posted: 14 May 2012 05:42 AM PDT According to minister of State for Human Resources Development, Govt. of India D Purandeswari, over 13 crore children across the country are receiving benefits from the mid-day meal scheme. But the concern is how well this scheme is working? The planning commission of India, which evaluated the scheme at the ground level found several shortcomings in the implementation of the scheme. Off Off Mon, 2012-05-14 read more

Dialing to create a SMILE Posted: 14 May 2012 05:38 AM PDT It was a day of rejoice, a moment when their efforts were ready to be imprinted on their morale. The team of 7 from Kankei Services, an active part of Akshaya Patra's telemarketing function, was prepared to celebrate the success of Dominic, Nirmala and Hifzaa. As a token of appreciation, the trio was being awarded for their outstanding performance. Sridhar Venkat, Executive Director Marketing, Akshaya Patra Foundation, patted on their back and handed over the certificates to the winners. Off Off Mon, 2012-05-14 read more

Cisco’s association with Akshaypatra. Posted: 14 May 2012 04:30 AM PDT Excerpts from an interview with Mr. V. Gopalratnam, VP IT and CIO Cisco India regarding Cisco's association with Akshaypatra. Mr. V. Gopalratnam heads the Civic Council at Cisco India and it is under his leadership that the Cisco India community is working on social initiatives focused on strengthening communities and having a positive impact on them. Q) How has CISCO involved/associated with Akshayapatra? A) Cisco partners with Akshaypatra for the Global Hunger Relief campaign. The Global Hunger Relief campaign was launched in 2001 by Cisco globally. Off Off Mon, 2012-05-14 read more

Global giving made easy! Posted: 14 May 2012 04:28 AM PDT Ever heard about a world-changing idea that you wanted to support, but didn't know how to? Thanks to websites such as GlobalGiving, it is easier than ever now! An open, transparent marketplace, GlobalGiving is a platform that connects ideas and solutions that change the world with people who want to support such initiatives. Offering donors a simple, efficient, and accountable way to give, GlobalGiving helps projects across the world. Recently we at Akshaya Patra, registered ourselves on this platform. Off Off Mon, 2012-05-14 read more

Shining through Posted: 14 May 2012 04:21 AM PDT The Akshaya Patra Foundation made waves at the recently held PAN IIT conference in Chicago. Amongst the 2000 delegates attending the conference, were Sri Desh Deshpande, an IIT alumni and an accomplished IT professional, and his wife, Jaishree. Sri Deshpande is also the Chairman of TAPF in America. Although disappointed, Sri Deshpande was looking forward to hearing President Bill Clinton's address as a keynote speaker. "President Clinton had everyone spell bound for 60 minutes!" he tell us. Off Off Mon, 2012-05-14 read more

A Teacher speaks about Akshaya Patra Posted: 14 May 2012 04:18 AM PDT "Akshaya Patra has indeed helped us," says Vasantha Kumari. According to this Head Mistress of Maharani Girls' High School, things have changed drastically for most of the teachers and children that she works with. Before Akshaya Patra, it was the teachers of the school, including Vasantha Kumari, who were given the onus of ensuring lunch was provided on time. "We could not concentrate on teaching as much as we would have liked," she says. Off Off Mon, 2012-05-14 read more

CISCO Employees Visit Akshaya Patra Kitchen Posted: 14 May 2012 04:15 AM PDT A simple building on a small hillock at Vasanthapura belies ten years of working towards a better India. The drive up the hill, paved with stones that make for a rough road, ends at a nondescript glass door. In the backdrop stands a formidable 270 ton silo, a silent testament to the work at hand, a clue to what lies inside the structure. Off Off Mon, 2012-05-14 read more

Volunteers from ANZ made their day special Posted: 14 May 2012 04:11 AM PDT 'Cchhiva prachaad', he said when asked what his name was. The young 5-year-old, who almost crept out of being a toddler, rushed towards his head-mistress who was distributing prizes to winners of the drawing competition. It was more than amusement for these kids in the Bhovipalya Government Primary school. Off Off Mon, 2012-05-14 read more

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