A Strategic program to address two of the most pressing problems of India : Hunger & Education. The Government of India has made education for children in the age group of 6 to 14 years compulsory, but poverty prevents the underprivileged from getting full value of their educational experience.
Hunger obstructs education as children are forced to leave schools and take up menial jobs. Lack of education curtails opportunities for development and leads to the vicious cycle of poverty and hunger. Education empowers a child to explore his potentials and earn a decent living and live a respectable life in our society.
"ISKCON FOOD RELIEF FOUNDATION", has resolved to liberate the underprivileged from this vicious cycle by feeding the poor with sanctified and nutritious food.
In just seven years since it was founded, the program has scaled to provide over 2,00,000 in Maharashtra and more than 10,00,000 from our centers in 10 states in India hygienic and nutritious meals every day through an extremely cost-effective program. MIDDAY MEAL has demonstrated and is now showcased as an operating model that can strategically address two of the most pressing problems for poor children in India : hunger and education.
Our goal is to scale the program to serve over 13,00,000 children per day by 2013. We believe success on that scale will offer a model of replication by other developmental organizations and State Governments across India .To many of our children, the "MIDDAY MEAL" is the only complete meal that they have access to during the entire day. This has produced dramatic results in terms of enrolment, attendance, and attention spans.
We are seeking your assistance to grow MIDDAY MEAL and to make it a model for addressing a large and desperate problem for children in India .
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