The Akshaya Patra Foundation

The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Toll Free Number:18004258622 | :infodesk@akshayapatra.org | :+91 80-30143400
Akshaya Patra celebrates International Mother's
Day
International Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May each year. On
this day, mothers all over the world are recognised for their contributions, cards and gifts
are exchanged, and families come together in celebration. At The Akshaya Patra
Foundation mothers play a crucial role in the company’s ethos. The food cooked in the
kitchens and served to the children is prepared with a mother’s love for her child. In fact
the Foundation has a video called ‘A Morsel of Love’ which showcases how each day the
nutritious food is prepared with the tender care of a mother, and this love is one of the
crucial ingredients in this food that the children enjoy so greatly.
The occasion of International Mother’s Day also prompts us to look at how else Akshaya
Patra provides support to mothers. Women are employed in almost all the kitchens
across the country. In the two decentralised kitchens alone, Akshaya Patra employs over
1,400 women, while over 2,200 women are employed across every sector of the
organisation in total. This employment provides mothers the opportunity to be financially
independent, contribute to their family income and also serves as an example to their
children by promoting gender equality. In many cases, the women working at the
decentralised kitchens have been employed from local self-help groups. Through their
work with the Foundation, they earn money and improve their social standing among
their peers. Also the beneficiaries of the programme in this region are often the children
of the ladies employed in the decentralised kitchens. Therefore these mothers have the
opportunity to cook the tasty, nutritious food for their own children, ensuring that they
stay in school.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Toll Free Number:18004258622 | :infodesk@akshayapatra.org | :+91 80-30143400
Akshaya Patra also recognises how crucial it is to care for a mother’s health especially
during the times of pregnancy and soon after. It is as this time that a mother’s body
needs access to the vital nutrients it requires to stay healthy for herself, and for her child.
To ensure this Akshaya Patra serves nutritious food to nearly 6,000 mothers at close to
300 Anganwadi centres in Jaipur. International Mother’s Day is one day to celebrate and
honour the mothers in society, but at Akshaya Patra every day is an occasion to nurture
and care for these special people. In order to provide more opportunity to mothers all
over India, and ease their burdens by providing free, nutritious food to their children,
Akshaya Patra needs your support. Make a quick, online contribution to the programme
here.
@ http://www.akshayapatra.org/donate-mothersday
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