About UsThe history of our Foundation starts with a story of compassion. Looking out of a window one day in Mayapur, a village near Calcutta, His Divine Grace A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada saw a group of children fighting with street dogs over scraps of food. From this simple, yet heart breaking incident, came the determination that: No one within a ten mile radius of our center should go hungry. It is his inspiration which helped us to create The Akshaya Patra Foundation as it is today. |
Aim / Vision / MissionOur mission is to reach out to 5 million children by 2020. Close to 13.5 million underprivileged children in India are out of school and into child labour in order to earn a single meal in a day. (Source:www.worldbank.org.in) The surest way to break out of the cycle of poverty is through education. Education can significantly improve the quality of life of a family for generations to come. When the basic needs of a child, such as food are not met, education often becomes the last priority. We are helping underprivileged children by providing them with a healthy, balanced meal that they would otherwise have to work for. The meal is an incentive for them to continue their education. It helps reduce the dropout rate to an enormous extent and increases classroom attendance.
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 | Fact Sheet | | | Nature of Business | : | Service Provider | | Major Markets | : | Indian Subcontinent |
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| Akshaya Patra | | Contact Person: | Mr. Manager | | Telephone: | +(91)-(80)-23471956 / 23578346
| | Fax No: | +(91)-(80)-23578625 | | Address: | H K Hill, Chord Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560104 (India) |
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