Feed The Future Now

The future of any society rests on children and, therefore, social change in India cannot happen without focusing on this demographic. Millions of children are battling with health conditions related to lack of nutrition or hidden hunger. India has 70% anaemic pre-school children. Iron deficiency anaemia results in an eight point lower intelligent quotient (IQ) in children. This needs to be addressed directly. No social change in India is possible without feeding the children. It’s vital that our children grow in a healthy environment for an overall physical and mental growth. Feed the Future Now is a nation-wide campaign that has comprehended the urgency of the situation. It’s a campaign that aims to battle with hidden hunger in order to bring about a complete social change in India. The campaign, run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation, is on a mission to feed the children in schools. A considerable number of children in India go to government or government-supported schools. So ...

Social change in India can happen when people come together. As India celebrates 70th Independence Day, we all must strive to achieve freedom against hidden hunger and illiteracy. Social change in India cannot happen unless our children are free from hidden hunger and lack of education.  Feed The Future Now is a social change campaign that aims at eliminating hidden hunger in India. Since the campaign aims at feeding the children in schools, it also addresses education directly. UNESCO Institute of Statistics 2016 reports that every year 47 million Indian children drop out of schools by the time they reach Std X. In India the biggest cause of this is the fact that many children have to fend for themselves and their siblings. But when they are given a wholesome lunch in schools, they are motivated to attend school regularly and therefore get education. Several companies have joined hands for this nation-wide social campaign that aims at bringing about a positive chan...