Hanume appears to be a born leader as he directs and aids his classmates around the metal shop. Like any twenty-something pursuing his studies, he has many aspirations in life. Currently in his second and final year at the Technical Training Center for Deaf in Bangalore, Hanume plans to get a job after his course
Poverty continues to be one of the biggest hurdles India faces in its quest to emerge as a superpower of the new Millenium. There seems to be a ‘thin red line’ we must cross before
In Assam, The Akshaya Patra Foundation has been operational for more than a decade, serving hot, nutritious and tasty mid-day meals to children to support their nutrition and education. In February 2010, it began implementing
The Akshaya Patra Foundation, world's largest NGO run school meal program bags the Tech Award 2009, a signature program of The Tech Museum, San Jose, California, USA. Akshaya Patra won the Microsoft Education Awards, in
On a recent business trip to India, a fellow Silicon Valley business executive was impressed by the management philosophy of the companies we visited. “The founders stay long after the companies become successful… They bring
'A simple child... That lightly draws its breath And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death?' from ‘We Are Seven’ by William Wordsworth The truth of the matter is that the children of India need our help. The country is home to nearly 44% of the world’s malnourished children and
When did you last give to charity? More importantly, do you know what happened to the money you sent? And do you know who you can speak to in order to find this out? It's
“…the pressure has started to get to me and I cannot take it any longer…I hope they will understand,” says a 17 year old boy’s suicide note1. Teenagers today are under so much pressure to
The Akshaya Patra Foundation has come to the rescue of several thousand victims who were affected by floods caused by heavy rains in coastal Andhra Pradesh. Akshaya Patra distributed more than 5,000 food packets (prepared in the
Six out of 10 children are undernourished in India. Malnutrition accounts for 50% of the child death in this country’. A report on the state of food insecurity in rural India, states that more than