Akshaya Patra, a mid-day meal NGO in India has been nourishing government school children with healthy mid-day meals for the past 21 years. Amid crisis situations, this NGO steps in to provide food relief to economically weaker sections of the society, and it did the same during the COVID pandemic too.
It has been an unprecedented journey ever since the outbreak of COVID-19. World organisations, government bodies, NGOs and charitable organisations, healthcare systems, public administrations, and the civil society has been putting up a tough fight against COVID-19 for more than two years. The rapid spread of the pandemic across the world affected each and every one and all aspects of our lives – personal, professional, financial, emotional, and most importantly health. While we were gearing up with hygiene and immunity products to safeguard ourselves from the virus, the socio-economically weaker sections were pushed to battle against an additional crisis called hunger.
The support system
The adversities caused by COVID has been devastating, but it brought the entire society together with the objective to help each other in all possible ways. While a section of the society was fighting against the virus, the other section was striving to ensure well-being and food security among the underprivileged communities. Several NGOs began food relief services and individuals came forward in full support to feed the needy by choosing to donate to charity. As always, The Akshaya Patra Foundation, an NGO in India stepped in to provide food relief to socio-economically weaker sections in the form of cooked food and ration kits.
Akshaya Patra’s COVID-19 Relief Service
The Akshaya Patra Foundation, a 21-year-old mid-day meal NGO in India has always been in the forefront of food relief service during crisis situations caused by natural disasters, and more recently by the COVID-19 pandemic. It makes use of its robust, state-of-the-art kitchens across India and leverages the network of generous and philanthropic supporters to serve people in need.
Since March 2020, Akshaya Patra has been striving to feed the needy across India. It has already provided 20.6 crore meals including cooked meals & ration kits. With the resurgence of COVID-19, Akshaya Patra has once again begun providing food relief in the form of Family Happiness Kits. Each kit can provide twice a day meal for a family of four for 15 days. Each kit contains:
• Food Essentials – Rice, Wheat Flour, Toor Dal, Desi Chana, Peanuts, Oil, Spices, Salt & Biscuits
• Hygiene Products – Mask, Toothpaste, Soap & Sanitary Pads
• Awareness Items – COVID Awareness Book & Classmate Notebook
Donate to this NGO in India and support their efforts to feed the needy families amid COVID-19 crisis. Your contribution of ₹1200 towards Akshaya Patra’s Family Happiness Kits Programme will save a marginalised family from hunger. Donate to charity, ensure food security, and save tax too! Support now.
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