A million today, five tomorrow!

A million… is the number of stars Anita thinks the sky has.
A million… is the amount of money Muthu hopes to make when he grows up.
A million… is also the number of children like Anita and Muthu, who Akshaya Patra feeds everyday!

Our organization has been named after the divine vessel ‘Akshaya Patra’ of Mahabharata, symbolizing unlimited portions to feed countless mouths. While this is taken for granted in historical epics, it is no small feat in this day and age! So today, as we cross the one million mark, we’d like to pay a tribute to all the people who have helped us accomplish this milestone.

Yes, it takes a constant supply of funds to feed one million, but it also takes a few loving, willing human hearts, minds, and hands to feed this number everyday. Inspired and dedicated cooks, cleaners, drivers, guards, supervisors, managers, donors, government authorities, advisors, board members, and missionaries collectively make this possible. We work three shifts a day, cooking, supervising, and delivering hot, nutritious school meals everyday towards our collective dream.

When we began we didn’t have the slightest idea that we’d reach this scale. But our people never miss a schedule at the schools we serve, or an opportunity to grow the program further! All this has been possible only through the unstinted support of our individual and corporate donors, who opened new paths for us, taking us to new heights by fanning our spirits. Bit by bit, we have increased the program scale, feeding more children every month, year after year.

Today, we have reached the target that we had actually hoped to reach by the year 2010. In celebration of this, we are determined to reach out to even more children and transform many more lives – 5 million by 2020. All we ask is that you be a part of this dream too. Take that step today!