ISKCON Food Relief Foundation

The ISKCON Food Relief Foundation (), also known as Annamrita, is a Food for Life organisation that operates in India.[1]

Annamrita operates the Mid-Day Meal programme, providing nutritious cooked meals to students in Municipal and Government aided schools, free of charge.[2]

The daily Mid-Day Meal, consists of hot rice, curry, pickle, sambar and buttermilk.[3]

Reach

ISKCON runs 14 mid-day meal centres that cook and deliver free lunch. Over 200,000 children are served every day in Maharashtra alone.[2][4]

Reviews

ISKCON Food Relief Foundation started the "Mid Day Meal" project in 2004, feeding over 12 lakh children all over India, without regard to religion, caste or gender.[4]


We are deeply appreciative of the contribution made by this great (ISKCON) movement, Just imagine...within a short span of time...today I am told ISKCON movement runs more than 600 centres all over the world, everyday in India it provides food to over one million children...healthy food...and the message...of love, compassion, which is inherent in Indian civilization - Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon'ble President of India

References

  1. ↑ Annamrita Website
  2. 1 2 FAQ, Midday Meal Project
  3. ↑ Hare Krishna Starts Free Food Service at SD Eye Hospital, The Indian Express, 23 March 2014
  4. 1 2 About, Midday Meal Project

See also

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