Feed The Future Now

For developing an individual, no matter what, starting young is the best way to do it. The Akshaya Patra Foundation believes in supporting the child's development from a very young age. In the process of developing as a well-rounded individual, it will do a world of good, if a child is taught the need and the importance of social service. Of course, it will ensure the person develops humility, but will also ensure that the child grows up to be a selfless individual. The child realises at a very early age the importance of feeding the future now . This can ensure that the country will not have to see future generations that suffered malnutrition when they were young. This is a message that has to be imbibed by the present generation. India has been ranked very low in the Global Hunger Index and it is something that needs our immediate attention. The current generations should give lessons in social service to their children so that the future generations grow up to the respo...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines hidden hunger as lack of vitamins and minerals in the food we consume. A child is usually fed a meal with all the necessary nutrients for his body to supplement his physical and mental growth. But what happens when he is deprived of a quality meal? Feed The Future Now, a movement started by Akshaya Patra, aims to eradicate hidden hunger. Nutrition, WHO says, is “the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs.” This means just getting food is not enough; children need the right amount of nutrients in proportion to the body type and weight. Hidden hunger is slowly affecting our country as we still strive to fathom the depth of this problem.  The Global Hunger Index 2016 rated India as a country with ‘serious’ hunger levels with fifth highest GHI score in Asia. Now what does it imply? It means there are millions of people, especially children, suffer from hidden hunger. This directly impacts a child’s abili...