The Akshaya Patra Foundation
has been named one of the Top 100 NGOs in the world by The Global
Journal in its 2013 edition titled “Top 100 NGOs Annual Ranking”. The
Global Journal is a unique content media platform providing in-depth
coverage of global governance issues. It is edited by Société des
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researched and in-depth stories.
For the Annual Ranking, The
Global Journal considered a pool of approximately 450 NGOs this year
based on three key criteria: impact, innovation and sustainability. Some
very well-known and reputed NGOs such as BRAC, Action Aid, MSF, Path,
etc share space with us.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a
Bangalore based NGO in India. It implements the Mid-Day Meal programme
in Government schools and Government-aided schools. The Foundation was
started in 2000 and it is currently providing food to 1.3 million
children across 9 states of India. The Foundation served its billionth
meal since inception in 2012. Akshaya Patra aims to reach out to 5
million children by 2020 and steers its work towards achieving the
vision of- “No child in India shall be deprived of education because of
hunger.”
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