Akshaya Patra Foundation (APF) has joined hands with Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, for establishing a mega kitchen at Kandi village in the city suburbs. The initiative of constructing a kitchen has been taken to provide mid-day meals for students of government schools. Infosys Foundation (IF) endeavors to improve the access to education […]
Akshaya Patra Inaugurates Second Food Safety And Quality Control Lab
The Akshaya Patra Foundation, which provides Mid Day Meals (MDMs) across 11 states to children studying in government-aided schools, inaugurated its second Food Safety and Quality Control Lab (FSQC Lab) in Lucknow. The high-tech microbiology laboratory is equipped with advanced technology and high-precision testing mechanisms for evaluating food products from farm to plate. The Lucknow […]
Akshaya Patra to provide meals for Bengaluru civic workers from November
Akshaya Patra Foundation, a not-for-profit organization has proposed to provide meals to over 28,000 civic workers who work hard to keep the city clean. “It is a first ever initiative for civic workers in India,” said G Padmavathi— Bengaluru Mayor. “From November 2016, the workers will be served with rice and sambar four days in […]
Akshaya Patra adopts a new organic waste to biogas system
Indian NGO, Akshaya Patra has adopted a new organic waste to biogas system at its Ballari kitchen as a part of its Go Green initiative. The organization firmly believes in ensuring complete welfare of the society. It has adopted various eco-friendly initiatives and measures to safeguard earth from the fatal issue of environmental degradation. The […]
Akshaya Patra secures a coveted title, at the True Impact Awards
Akshaya Patra, one of the leading NGOs was honored for its noble services at the True Impact Awards. Headquartered in Bengaluru, the organization is aligned towards engaging efforts and resources to get rid of hunger and malnutrition scrapes from the society. Since 2000, the organization has worked towards reaching more children with wholesome food on […]
Akshaya Patra conferred with the ‘Best Annual Report’ award
The Akshaya Patra Foundation was conferred with four Corporate Collateral awards by Public Relations Council of India on the occasion of its annual meeting; 10th Global Communication Conclave held at Kolkata. It is yet another benchmark of excellence established by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. The communication professionals and collaterals were recognized and awarded by PRCI […]
Akshaya Patra receives funding of over Rs 200 Crore from Infosys and Tata Group
Akshaya Patra has received a funding of around Rs 200 crore from philanthropic arms of Infosys and Tata Group. Akshaya Patra is the NGO running the largest mid-day meal programme in schools. The received contribution would be used for expanding the reach of the programme along with improving the quality and execution of the same. […]
VMC aids Akshaya Patra foundation
The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) is looking forward to coming in terms with Akshaya Patra Foundation, a widely known not-for-profit organization, to support their noble causes. The midday meal program by Akshaya Patra Foundation provides free meals to the school children belonging to underprivileged section of society. At present, VMC provides food prepared by DWCRA […]
‘World’s largest Lesson’ launched by UNICEF
Children are the future of the global civilization. They are the carriers of our legacy and whatever we bestow on them and they inherit from us will stimulate the development of a new era. So it becomes our moral responsibility to leave them with something that accentuates the importance of a better life for them. […]
Akshaya Patra bagged Silver and Grand Award at the 2015 International ARC Awards
‘The Fab Five Superheroes’; the annual report of Akshaya Patra 2013-14 won the Silver award under the ‘Foundation’ category of Non-Traditional Annual Reports at the 2015 International ARC Awards. The ARC Awards; the international competition honoring outstanding achievements in Annual reports had 2,065 entries from different countries. It was first started in 1987 by MerComm […]