Akshaya Patra – millions of poor children in India are deprived of an education by a simple fact of life: they need to eat, and in order to eat, they need to work, which – at the measly wages of an unskilled child laborer – means long hours that exclude any time for school. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is working to change this dynamic, providing hot, in-school meals to help poor children stay in school – their one chance to escape the cycle of poverty. Akshaya Patra makes balanced, nutritious meals at its modern central kitchens in Bangalore and other cities all over India, feeding 1.2 million children every day. The meals help reduce the dropout rate – giving poor students an incentive to continue their education – while also giving students the energy they need to focus on their studies and get the most out of each school day. Through Akshaya Patra, the MurthyNAYAK Foundation has funded daily meals for hundreds of needy children, to help them stay in school.

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