Maria Leena

The Akshaya Patra Foundation

Vision: No child should be deprived of education because of hunger. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation headquartered in Bengaluru, India running the Mid-Day Meal Programme in over 19,500 government and government-aided schools across 13 States and 1 UT, serving 1.8 million children every school day. Akshaya Patra has cumulatively served over 3.2 billion meals since its inception in the year 2000. COVID-19 Food Relief Efforts. Akshaya Patra began Food Relief Efforts from the first day of India's nationwide lockdown on March 25, 2020. Food Relief comprises Cooked Meals and Grocery Kits, the latter includes standard kits, as well as specialized kits for Mid-Day Meal beneficiary children, anemic pregnant women, and families. Akshaya Patra has also begun rolling out Incentivized Vaccination Drives in marginalized communities to overcome vaccine hesitancy, while looking to protect lives and livelihoods in the long term. Food Relief Efforts continue to be ongoing.