1. Innovation IIIAkshay Patra

3. AkshayPatra Foundation began first mid day meal in Bangalore 2000 as non state run firm.

4. Support of Ministry of HRD in 2003.

6. Leapvault Change award

8. AkshayPatra Composition VOLUNTEERS PARENTS CHILDREN GOVERNMENT AKSHAY PATRA FAMILY TEACHERS EMPLOYEES MISSIONARIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES

9. VICIOUS CYCLE OF HUNGER Hunger among children triggers a vicious circle of socio-economic evils. AKSHAY PATRA Mid Day Meal provides a solution to breaking this vicious cycle.

11. Their circumstances force them into menial labor in order to earn a single meal a day.

12. Research shows that universal education has lagged because of prevalent hunger and malnutrition.

13. They reduce enrolment in schools, hamper performance levels and increase dropout rates, especially among girls.

14. Hunger impairs a child’s performance even if they do attend school.

15. The food provided therefore acts as an incentive to bring children back to school.

17. Integrated network of volunteers- government, corporates, businessmen and philanthrophists.

18. The Government of India, along with various State Governments, provides subsidies in the form of cash and grain grants.

19. Highest quality food prepared in shortest possible time in the Centralized kitchens- 40,000/-rotis in 1 hours

20. It provides children with a meal rich in nutrients that improves their health and increases their overall well being.

21. Centralized & Decentralized operations to reach the remotest of place.

22. Independent food distribution system.

23. Strong presence on Social Media-on facebook, and twitter.

24. Attract International Philanthropy arms to make a donation.

25. Donation collection system from all type of transactions

27. Each centralized kitchen has the capacity to cook between 50 000 to 150 000 meals daily

28. Achieving economies of scale.

29. Cooking takes place in mechanized, steam heated cauldrons custom built to reduce the cook to consume time.

30. Highest standards of hygiene by minimizing human handling of food.

31. Freshly cooked food is packed in stainless steel containers and transported to various schools in custom built vehicles (about 10 to 15 schools per vehicle).

33. Technology enabled cooking methods

36. A nodal department is authorized to take responsibility.

40. It also increases school enrollments as mid day meal becomes an incentive for BPL families. 23.3% increase in class 1 within 1 year of implementation.

43. MS Ramiah Medical College study

44. Skin infections in children dropped from 80% to almost nil

45. Anemia reduced from 40% to 5%

46. Better resistance to disease

47. Significant improvement in height and weight.

51. Nearly 120 million (12 crore) children are so far covered under the scheme.

52. This school lunch program the largest in the world

53. With organizations as AkshayaPatra to act as its implementing arm the Government has successfully involved the entire society in helping the children of our country.

54. These foundations promote community participation through fundraising and volunteering

55. . Attendance has increased, classroom hunger has reduced, malnutrition decreased and socialization among children of all castes improved.

56. On a global scale, the Indian Government has worked hard to meet the Millennium Development Goals.

57. Testimonial Before AkshayaPatra implemented the mid-day meal program in Sechan Primary School of Puri, the enrolment was very poor and stood at 140 students in 2006. Today it has more than doubled and stands at around 300 students. More importantly, the attendance has improved; it is 90% on most days

58. INNOVATION SANDBOX

59. AkshayPatra Sandbox Model Global Scale AkshayPatra’s vision is in sync with global standards. It is a non-profit organization working towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals of the UN. Eradicating Poverty & Hunger as part of MDG, through consistent growth in meals served.

60. AkshayPatra Sandbox Model Social Equity Focus Move towards eradication of hunger and thus improvement in child nutrition Increasing attendance and enrollment at school through the attraction of mid day meal. Empowering women by employing them in the kitchens Providing employment to all the strata of society.

61. AkshayPatra Sandbox Model Transparency in Transaction A National Leveln Steering cum Monitoring committee oversees management and monitoring of the programme. Price –Performance AkshayPatra provides hygienic and nutritional food at very low cost. Individual Rights-Rule of Law AkshayPatra conforms to all laws and quality standards. Environmental Sustainability Kitchen mechanization is such that food wastage is minimized. Eco-friendly plant at Hubli Iron magnets used to clear iron dust particles Green Measures- Affluent Treatment Plant Rain Water Harvesting BioGas Plant Wormicomposting Thermite Briquette Boiler to reduce air pollution

62. Financials On an average, for every rupee you donate, 89 paisa is spent towards feeding a child, and the rest goes towards administrative and fundraising costs. Over the past 5 years up to 56 % of our revenues have been generated through well wishers who sponsor children on a regular basis.

63. Presence on Social Media to Make a Donation Integrating the Donors Worldwide to come together and Donate for a noble cause and fight Hunger

65. The event was the culmination of a month long competition held by AkshayaPatra on the Indiblogger platform,

66. Bloggers were expected to write about the mid-day meal program and the impact it has had on children. Search Marketing Summit 2011- Inviting Speakers across the world on a common platform

68. Use of Small solar cookers in decentralized operations

69. Saving electricity and fuel used in cooking operations.