Donate to Dr. Samarth: https://www.akshayapatrausa.org/campaign/team-akshaya-patra-race-across-america-2023/The Akshaya Patra Foundation is an NGO in India, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, which strives to address classroom hunger by implementing the PM POSHAN Abhiyaan (formerly known as the Mid-Day Meal Scheme) in government and government-aided schools. Alongside, we also aim at countering malnutrition and supporting the right to education of children from challenging socio-economic backgrounds.Since 2000, Akshaya Patra has been concerting all its efforts towards providing fresh and nutritious meals to children every school day. We are continuously leveraging technology to multiply our reach. Our state-of-the-art kitchens have become a subject of study and have attracted curious visitors from around the world.Our collaborations with the Government of India and various state governments, along with the persistent support from corporates, individual donors and well-wishers, have helped us grow from serving just 1,500 children in five schools in 2000 to serving over 2 million children.Today, Akshaya Patra is one of the world's largest (not-for-profit run) school feeding programme, serving wholesome food every school day to over 2 million children from 22,367 schools across 15 states and 2 union territories of India.