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The initiative is aimed at spreading awareness about action for the protection of our environment.
07th June, 2019, Bengaluru: On the occasion of World Environment Day, The Akshaya Patra Foundation in partnership with Arm Embedded Technologies Private Limited and Microland Limited organised a plantation drive in its two beneficiary schools in the city, GHPS Channasandra and GHPS Sadaramangala. The event saw a participation of 55 volunteers. City-based LetsEndorse was the Knowledge and Innovation partner of the event.
Befitting the theme of ‘World Environment Day,’ the initiative was aimed at spreading awareness about environment protection among Government school children. As a part of the event, over hundred saplings, including flowering plants such as Plumeria and Hamelia, fruit-bearing varieties such as Guava, Sapota, and Pomegranate, as well as a few varieties of shrubs were planted.
The volunteers resolved to pay regular visits to the two schools to take proper care of these saplings and educate and encourage children to look after them and plant more trees.
About The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Akshaya Patra is a not-for-profit organisation which strives to address the issue of classroom hunger and bring children to school by implementing the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme in Government and Government-aided schools. Since 2000, the Foundation has worked towards reaching more children with wholesome food every single school day. The Foundation is continuously leveraging technology to cater to millions of children. Its state-of-the-art kitchens have become a subject of study and attract curious visitors from around the world.
In partnership with the Government of India and various State Governments, and the inestimable support of many philanthropic donors and well-wishers, Akshaya Patra has grown from humble beginnings serving just 1,500 school children across five schools. Today, the Foundation’s Mid-Day Meal Programme is the world’s largest (not-for-profit run) school lunch programme, serving wholesome food to over 1.76 million children from 15,024 schools across 12 states in India. Additionally, in a bid to contribute towards the holistic development of children, Akshaya Patra has initiated programmes such as the Model School project and the Giving Every Dream a Chance initiative. These programmes seek to ensure that the environment at schools is conducive for children and their dreams and aspirations are supported.
