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Celebrating with children on their special day

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

It was their day and we wanted to give them something to remember! And going by the smiles at the end of the day, we at Udaan, can certainly say that we indeed gave them a reason to smile and an occasion to remember! Udaan, a youth initiative of The Akshaya Patra Foundation was launched

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The Power of one Meal

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

Imagine a new-born child, the latest addition to a family of 5, fresh with the hope of a new beginning. She announces her arrival into the world with her first breath, fiercely staking her claim

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Every rupee counts in making a dream turn into reality!

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

What are festivals for and why are they celebrated? It is to share the success, happiness and prosperity with your family and dear ones. Sometimes the most unexpected of requests come our way and yet

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Food insecurity and ‘Twin track strategy’

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

A household is said to be food insecure when the people in it live in fear of hunger and starvation. Food insecurity affects millions around the world and children, the most vulnerable members of society,

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Now, a kitchen from Bangalore for Mumbai’s poor kids

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

Source: Moresha Benjamin / DNA While education for the city’s underprivileged children is of utmost importance, it is equally exigent that they get regular, nutritious meals. Recognising this, The Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF), a Bangalore-based NGO that operates the

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Plight of Children

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

Just a few minutes remained for lunch break but Santosh could wait no longer. There are hardly any words to describe the eagerness in the 7th standard student’s eyes as he looked out of the window, waiting for his lesson to be over. As the clock struck noon, Santosh along with his friends, ran into

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A birthday party with a difference

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

Sometimes support comes to us from unexpected quarters and just goes to prove a point - if we do our job well, someone somewhere notices and justice is done! A recent case of support by

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Things will change for better…

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

“I hope you don’t mind me asking, but what brought you here? You’re a Brandeis graduate, you could be anywhere in the world,” I asked Geeta. It was a causal Wednesday and like most Wednesdays,

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We Shall Overcome – A song of Hope

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

It is truly frightening that two million children in India die because of hunger and add to our hunger statistics every year. This implies that in India 6000 children dies every single day because of starvation. The situation persists for decades because,

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Akshaya Patra and Millennium Development Goals

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

When the world’s leaders met at the dawn of the new millennia, they came together with a single unifying aim: ‘ human development reaches everyone, everywhere.” With this in mind, they adopted the Millennium Development