Extreme poverty frequently forces children from low-income families to drop out of school to earn money.
In 2000, the Government of India declared that every child in its government schools shall receive a meal as part of its plan to address classroom hunger. It launched the Midday Meal program to tackle the enormous task of feeding 120 million children. Over the past 22 years, Akshaya Patra has been a proud partner with the government of India for its Mid-day Meal Program.
This meal is often the only meal a child receives in the day and it serves as a critical intervention to address hunger and education simultaneously. This proposition directly addresses 7 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – blueprints for peace andprosperity.
Studies conducted by UNICEF and other international organization have demonstrated that children experiencing hunger are more likely to have problems with
because their brains do not have the energy to carry out these functions.
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