Digitisation has changed many aspects of our lives including the way we conduct financial transactions. Considering the security and ease of digital transaction, NGOs across the globe including Akshaya Patra encourage donors to contribute funds through online donation modes.

Digitisation has simplified many aspects of our lives to a great extent. Right from conversing with family and friends, shopping, booking tickets, sending gifts to carrying out financial transactions, everything can be done from palm tops. Leveraging on this ‘ease of access’ aspect of the technological advancement, NGOs across the globe including The Akshaya Patra Foundation encourages donors to use online donation modes to contribute funds.

Akshaya Patra has been providing nutritious school meals to children in India for the past 18 years. It is one of the oldest mid-day meal NGO in India and is registered under:
• The Indian Trusts Act 1882 as a non-profit organisation.
• Section 12A (a) of the Income Tax Act 1961 and Section 6 (1) (a) of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010.

Currently, the NGO is nourishing 1,762,133 children studying in 15,024 schools across 42 locations of 12 states. Aside from its core cause of implementing the Mid-Day Meal Programme, the FoNon Profit Organizationundation has also initiated child-centric programmes for holistic development of its beneficiaries, such as:
• Anganwadi Feeding Programme
• Giving Every Dream a Chance – a talent development programme for beneficiaries
• Scholarship Programme, and
• School and Student Transformation Programme

The Foundation encourages and welcomes support in the form of volunteering, knowledge partnership, CSR partnership, and sponsorships and donations. Focussing on donations, Akshaya Patra accepts both offline and online contributions and your donations will be eligible for tax exemption under Section 80G. Upon completion of a successful transaction, Akshaya Patra will issue a donation receipt and a tax exemption certificate. Offline donations can be made through cheques and demand drafts. However, Akshaya Patra encourages donors to donate via online donation modes.

Your online donation to Akshaya Patra will:
• Bridge the gap between children and school instantly;
• Provide the much-needed nutritious school meals to children promptly;
• Contribute in creating a strong foundation of healthy and educated citizens at the click of a button; and
• Avail tax deductions on your donated amount under Section 80G of Income Tax Act.

With your support, Akshaya Patra can reach the mission of feeding 5 million children by 2025. Let’s together nourish and nurture the future flagbearers of India. Donate and save tax now!

There is no doubt that joy of giving is much more than the joy of receiving. Daan Utsav gives all of us an opportunity to contribute to the needy in some way or the other. Akshaya Patra is celebrating Daan Utsav 2018 with the hope that numerous children will be benefitted with your acts of generosity.William James has rightly said, “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” And, this aptly resonates the spirit of Daan Utsav. Daan Utsav was launched in 2009 and is an annual event observed in India during the week of Gandhi Jayanti i.e. from 2^nd October to 8^th October. Previously, it was known as the Joy of Giving Week and celebrates the act of generosity and philanthropy. The significance of Daan Utsav is, it encourages and teaches people the value of giving back to the society. And, remarkably, it has been observed that people from all walks of life and from all sections of the society enthusiastically participate in this celebration with the idea that ‘we all have something to give’. It has been seen that people not only limit themselves to contributing money, but also contribute their time, skill, and resources with the ones who are less privileged.

Upkeeping this spirit of giving, The Akshaya Patra Foundation celebrates Daan Utsav and runs an annual campaign to mark the Joy of Giving Week with the sole purpose of generating maximum support for its beneficiaries – the children. Akshaya Patra is currently providing nutritious mid-day meals to more than 1.76 million children, on each school day across 38 locations of 12 states. The Foundation understands the crucial role this meal plays in the lives of children. The mid-day meals open the gates of school for millions of children thereby saving them from entering the world of labour. These meals are the source of nourishment and supporting pillars of education for these children. The goodness of mid-day meals gets reflected in the joy, confidence, and aspirations of children.

To spread this goodness, Akshaya Patra wants to provide nutritious meals to more and more children. This Daan Utsav, choose to give a healthy childhood to the children of India. Dedicate your ‘act of giving’ for millions of Akshaya Patra beneficiaries and Akshaya Patra kitchens. When you donate on Daan Utsav, you will make sure children receive their much-needed school meals regularly. In addition, you will also help Akshaya Patra to equip its kitchens and increase productivity so that more children can be served with nutritious meals.

So, go ahead, this Daan Utsav, Be the Genie and fulfill as many wishes as you want. You are just one click away from granting a wish!