Happy Universal
Children’s Day!
Childhood is one
of the most beautiful periods in life and every child should get an opportunity
to enjoy it. This is why November 20 is
observed as Universal Children’s Day every year! The whole idea behind this
celebration is improving children’s lives and making the world a better place
for them.
Living
conditions of children have improved over the past few years. However, some issues like poverty, child
labour and hunger continue to haunt our children. Nearly 400 million children
across the world still live in extreme poverty and do not get access to
nutrition or education. The most concerning part is that a majority of these
children live in developing countries, including India.
We are yet to
get rid of classroom hunger or malnutrition. However, nutritional status of
Indian children has improved considerably over the past few years and a major
part of this credit goes to the Government and NGOs like The Akshaya Patra Foundation.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation, a leading NGO in India, had been trying to improve our children’s
lives by distributing nutritious mid-day meals to school children in India.
Starting the initiative with 1,500 school children in 2000, Akshaya
Patra has succeeded in releasing 1.4 million children from the clutches
of hunger.
Interestingly,
these mid-day meals have not only helped improve classroom attendance, but also
have helped improve confidence in children.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s mission is to reach 5 million children by 2020 so that more
children will get an opportunity to eat
healthy and get proper education.
Children are the future of a nation. On this
Universal Children’s Day, join Akshaya Patra to fight
classroom hunger and return the right to education to our lovely children.
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