The Plan India Impact Awards (PIIA), established in 2017, celebrate the exceptional contributions of front line workers, changemakers, and grass root community volunteers driving transformative change in their communities. These annual awards honor outstanding commitment to co...

Pregnancy is a beautiful and sensitive phase in a woman’s life. It requires personal attention and care, timely check-up with doctor, and adequate nutrition to ensure a healthy pregnancy. While a section of the society is privileged to meet these needs, there is another sectio...

The Mid-Day Meal Scheme in India is the world’s largest school meal programme. In the past more than two decades of its implementation, this scheme has remarkably impacted the education scenario in the country with regards to enrolment, attendance, and completion of school edu...

Summary: Midday meal programme has been a vital intervention in the efforts towards right to education. Along with government’s efforts, several NGOs have also begun school meal programme for children. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is one such NGO that partnered with the govern...

Hamsa was very cautious not to make any noise. She whispered to her mother while she boiled the rice for lunch, saying “Amma! Donga (Robber).” She wondered which robber would want to rob them since they don’t have anything expensive. A voice reminded her of what was taught in...

The first wave, second wave, vaccinations and many more waves of the pandemic might come and go. A few important things we take away from it: It has changed our economy and lives drastically It has thrown limelight on the labour class and working forces It has made us realise...

Hunger, in general, limits people from attaining their full potential. When hunger dwells in children, it blocks them from reaching school and keeps them entangled in the poverty-hunger-illiteracy cycle. Lack of resources and socio-economically challenging backgrounds makes hu...

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Come, share your happiness in welcoming the new year 2022 and be a part of Akshaya Patra's noble venture to feed nutritious midday meal to school children. Akshaya Patra is an NGO in India which is striving hard to provide food for education

Praveen Kumar is a mid-day meal beneficiary who studies in 6th grade of GHPS, Siddeshwaranagar, Dharwad, Karnataka. During the lockdown period, he missed his school, teachers, friends and having mid-day meals (MDM). To support the health, immunity, hygiene and education of suc...

Two young children looked out of the window. They were not able to concentrate in class. The only thought running in their mind was their growling stomach. Their last meal was only from the previous night – plain rice with pickles; it was hardly a handful of rice and their sto...

Midday meals open the gates to schools and paves way for aspirations of lakhs of children across India. Education is one of the most potential gamechanger in eliminating the vicious cycle of poverty-hunger-illiteracy. To support education of children belonging to socio-economi...