Akshaya Patra USA

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The Akshaya Patra Foundation
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Children Nutrition in India

• Home to one third of the worlds malnourished
  children.
• Half of all children under the age of four are
  undernourished.
• Under-nutrition is the underlying cause for about
  half of the 2.1 million Under-5 deaths in India
  each year.
• 60 million underweight children.
• Ranks 93rd out of 119 developing countries in
  hunger (Global Hunger Index 2006)
• Inequalities in under-nutrition have increased
  between demographic, socioeconomic and geographic
  groups

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Education

• 40- 60 of children aged 6-14 are not in school
• Literacy, especially among women, remains low.
• Dropout rates remain high approx. 40 dropout
  before Class V.

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Impact

• Child malnutrition is responsible for 22 percent
  of the countrys burden of disease.
• Productivity
• Income
• Economic Growth estimated cost is 2.5 billion
  annually.

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Previous Initiatives

• Integrated Child Development Services and
  Programs (ICDS)
• Started in 1975, largely ineffective due to
  corruption, poor implementation, and limited
  facilities
• State Initiative Tamil Nadu
• Universalized school lunches for government
  schools in 1982, was a source of inspiration for
  nation-wide implementation
• 2001 Supreme Court Decision
• While the SC directed the government to provide
  cooked lunches in schools, there were few results
  due to corruption, poor nutritional quality in
  the food, and overall lack of implementation.

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About Akshaya Patra

• Program background and rationale
• Goal to provide nutritional meals to children to
  promote long term health and increase school
  performance and attendance.
• Use of innovative methods to maintain efficiency,
  quality, and low cost.
• 11 kitchens feeding over 567,000 children daily
• Located in 4 states
• Two program models urban and rural
• Cost as little as 6 INR (0.13) per day per
  child. (28 annually)

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• Rajasthan
• Jaipur
• Nathdwara
• Baran District

Uttar Pradesh Vrindavan and Mathura

• Gujarat
• Ahmedabad
• Gandhinagar

Orissa Puri

• Karnataka
• Bangalore
• Mangalore
• Hubli-Dharwad
• Haveri Bellary - Ananthpur

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Why Akshaya Patra is unique

• Leverages technology to provide nutritious meals
  on a large scale, at a low cost.
• Demonstrable impact on classroom performance and
  health.
• Model for public/private/NGO partnerships.
• Employs transparent operations and quality
  control.
• Largest NGO program of its kind.
• Long term effects on alleviating poverty.
• Replicable outside of India.

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Cost, Efficiency, and Quality

• Cost effectiveness
• Minimal overhead
• 6 INR per child per day (0.13)
• Efficient processes
• Steam as cooking medium
• Mechanized cutting of vegetables
• Custom designed vehicles
• Quality control measures
• ISO Standard kitchens
• Training in hygiene and cooking methods

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Scalability

• Currently feeding almost 800,000 students
• Short term goal feed one million children by
  2010.
• Easily replicable

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Model of Transparency and Excellence

• KPMG Ensures transparency and accountability
• Governance
• Board of professionals
• Provide discipline to ensure excellence

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Effectiveness

• Increase in school enrollment
• Increase in attendance
• Reduction in dropout rates
• Increase in classroom performance
• Improved nutritional status
• (findings by AC Nielson, a market research
  company, after measuring key indicators)

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Comparison of School Lunch Programs

• Sri Lanka
• 1.5 million donation from Credit Suisse to
  World Food Program (1/31/2007)
• 61 kitchens
• 19,000 children daily
• Haiti Partners in Health WFP announce
  partnership to feed 10,000 children in Haiti
  (9/18/06)
• Africa World Food Program estimates cost at 35
  annually per child for a 180 day school feeding
  program (not including government support or
  construction of facilities).
• Africa Millennium Villages Project, led by
  Columbia University UN, costs 48 annually per
  child for its total interventions in health and
  nutrition, but in only 12 villages.
• Other Regions Programs range from daily biscuits
  in Nicaragua to full lunches in several countries

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Next Steps Programs and Partnerships

• Adding Value
• Micronutrients
• Pregnant Mothers
• Increased standards
• Better impact assessment
• Creating long term partnerships
• NGOs
• Government
• Private Sector
• Student Groups

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End Hunger. Promote Education. Get Involved.

• Raise Awareness
• www.akshayapatra.org
• Gifts
• 28 feeds one student for an entire year.
• Matching Gifts
• Securities
• Volunteer
• Event Planning
• Administrative support
• Other

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Students to End Hunger

• Who? Starting with college-aged students in the
  Boston area and eventually, young activists
  across the US
• What? An opportunity for students to form Akshaya
  Patra chapters at universities that would support
  the organization with fundraising and raising
  awareness activities.
• Why?
• For Akshaya Patra
• Students provide innovative and creative methods
  on spreading the word and helping to raise funds
• To reach a new audience with our important
  message
• For the student
• Leadership skills
• Meeting influential community members
• Personal fulfillment
• Seeing the inner-workings of an NGO

• How? Fundraisers, speaking engagements,
  volunteeringthink outside the box!!

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The Akshaya Patra Foundation is registered as a
501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue
Service. Tax ID 01-0574950.
92 Montvale Avenue, Suite 2500, Stoneham, MA
02180 Ph 781.438.3090 Email tapf.info_at_akshayapa
trausa.org Web http//www.akshayapatra.org.