2016-06-30

Now make donations from your mobile phone

The Akshaya Patra Foundation which runs the World’s largest mid-day meal programmehas launched Akshaya Patraapp. The App was launched by MrsSudhaMurty, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation and T.V. Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Education at Vivanta by Taj, Bengaluru. Akshaya Patra mobile app puts the power to stay connected with The Akshaya Patra Foundation.  It’s a user friendly app that tracks all the important news and events of the foundation.

The application is a virtual compendium that gives you every possible insight about The Foundation and its efforts to reach out to underserved children in India with the promise of a wholesome meal, every school day.  The App allows users to search all kitchen locations across pan India exhibiting the total number beneficiary schools and the kitchens in a particular location are catering to.

Volunteers can use the app to create their personalised virtual fundraising campaigns while users can make hassle-free donations just with the click of a button.  For more details on the app and to download the app,

please click: www.akshayapatra.org/download-akshaya-patra-mobile-app.

About The Akshaya Patra Foundation: The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation headquartered in Bengaluru, India. The organisation strives to fight issues like hunger and malnutrition in India. By implementing the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in the Government schools and Government aided schools, The Akshaya Patra Foundation aims not only to fight hunger but also to bring children to school.

Since 2000, the organisation has worked towards reaching more children with wholesome food on every single school day. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is continuously leveraging technology to cater to millions of children. Its state-of-the-art kitchens have become a subject of study and they attract curious visitors from around the world. In partnership with the Government of India and various State Governments and inestimable support from many philanthropic donors and well-wishers; Akshaya Patra has grown from humble beginnings serving just 1,500 school children across 5 schools. Today, The Akshaya Patra Foundation is the world’s largest (not-for-profit run) mid-day meal programme serving wholesome food to over 1.5 million children from 11,360 schools across 10 states in India. For more details,

please log on: www.akshayapatra.org

Source: The Hans India        Dated: Jun 29, 2016

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