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SCHOOL MEAL SUPPORT
Hungry children struggle to feed their hungry minds. It
has long been understood that unless young learners are
properly fed that they are not going to get the most out
of their lessons. That is the driving ethos behind the RWS
partnership with The Akshaya Patra Foundation: making
sure primary school children in an Udaipur school get at
least one square meal a day during term-time so they can
make the most of their education.
Our o昀케ce in Mumbai (India) has been working with
the foundation since 2019 to provide 昀椀nancial support,
expertise and volunteers to help with their work.
The foundation is an NGO that works on the ground
providing logistical support to supply the meals to school
children and provide other support to schools.
Last October, the foundation reached the milestone
of feeding 2 million children a day. Their mission is to
serve 3 million children a day by 2025 and has been able
to expand its reach with the support of corporate and
government partners.
Team members have engaged with various school by
cooking and serving meals for the children, o昀昀ering
mentoring programmes and vocational training to pupils,
and making improvements to the school environment by
planting trees and painting murals.
at the Akshaya Patra Foundation feel privileged
“ We
to have an empathetic partner like RWS who
has been dedicatedly supporting the mission of
eradicating hunger from the lives of children from
marginalised communities,“ said Mr Anant Arora, Chief
Sustainability & Communication O昀케cer, The Akshaya
Patra Foundation. “Your generous contribution for
funding the meals of schoolchildren in Udaipur is
surely a strong step toward nourishing the future of
India with strong and quality citizens.
“
Colleagues in Mumbai have developed a strong, direct
relationship with Karelon Ka Guda Primary School in
Udaipur.
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