What role NGOs play in India and how Akshaya Patra is contributing?

What Role NGOs Play In
India And How Akshaya
Patra is Contributing
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There are people like Sachin Tendulkar and Priyanka Chopra that have made the world notice
our talent, on the other hand there are some who are trying to bring a positive change in Indian
society by working and impacting at the grass root level. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is one
such non-government organisation that’s playing the role of nutrition missionary in India since
2000 to eradicate undernourishment among kids and ensure that no child opts out of school
because of hunger.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is truly demonstrating the role of an NGO committed to helping
the cause of food and education in India. The noble acts of making donations in someone’s
memory or doing charity fundraising for the needy are helping millions of children come to
school every day. Know how-
1. Better living conditions for all
So many children in India have to do menial jobs at the age when they are supposed to
attend school to earn meals for the day. The people in need are helpless and the
capable ones cannot always manage to directly reach out and help. Here’s when an
NGO’s role in India comes into play. The NGOs act as a connecting medium between
needy and facilitators. Akshaya Patra, with the help of donations received by donors in
memory of near and dear ones, has been able to serve over 1.6 million children in
13,808 schools across 12 states in India. In a way, this NGO is contributing and letting us
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contribute in providing better living conditions for all the underprivileged people of
India.
2. Educated India equals better India
Most of the challenges that India is facing as a country can be dealt well by educating
the uneducated masses in every remote corner of the country. Opening schools in all
the villages is not the only solution because there are problems like classroom hunger
too, that can prevent children from coming to school. In order to combat this problem,
the role of NGOs like Akshaya Patra becomes crucial. By providing wholesome mid-day
meals as an incentive, this organisation has been able to encourage students to attend
classes and motivate them to achieve success in life. We may have no clue but doing
some charity fundraising or donating in memory of beloved’s can be a gift of hope to
someone in need.
3. Better reasons to be known for
Issues like poverty, illiteracy, slow progress, etc., sometimes overshadow all the
goodness that India can be known for. Several NGOs in India are playing their role to
fight such problems. They are striving hard to let India be known only for its growth and
prosperity. Undernourishment among children is one of the major issues in India,
against which, Akshaya Patra has missioned itself. This NGO aims to eradicate hunger
which has proved to be an obstacle to learning. When the present is improved, the
future can be better. And if a small help from our side can make any good impact, why
not do it?
So let’s come together as a nation and involve ourselves in better causes. There’s no greater joy
than giving someone a ray of hope. You may simply do some charity fundraising for the cause.
Help a child today!
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