NUTRITION
"There are many school going children who do not have proper breakfast in the morning. With an empty stomach how can they study?
Children are the next generation youth and it is our responsibility to nurture them right from the beginning. Children who either cannot afford or are not being served breakfast at home, should not go hungry to school as it is detrimental to their physical and mental health."
- Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
'LET NO CHILD GO TO SCHOOL HUNGRY, EVER!'
NOURISHING THE NATION
THROUGH NUTRITION
VISION
VISION
'Let no child go to school hungry, ever!'
MISSION
- To nurture school-going children in rural India and disadvantaged sections of the society with nutritious breakfast while also catering to their emotional and spiritual needs.
- To expand presence to all government and government-aided schools in the country.
- To enable rural uplift and transformation, and help make Indian villages ideal in terms of sustainable growth and development.
THE ANNAPOORNA BREAKFAST PROGRAMME
India is home to the largest number of children in the world. But unfortunately, not all our children have access to well-balanced and nutritious food. The Annapoorna breakfast programme was conceived as a solution to this. In July 2012, a handful of individuals came together and started the programme by serving breakfast to about 50 children at a school in Doddabele, near Kengeri, Bangalore. Over the years, more schools and children were added to the breakfast chain.
Today, more than 650 Annapoorna volunteers serve freshly-cooked breakfast to 1 million children every day across more than 11,000 centres spread all over the Country. Till date more than 250 Million breakfast meals have been served.
BEST NGO IN ERADICATING EXTREME HUNGER
Annapoorna has been adjudged and awarded the "Best NGO in Eradicating Extreme Hunger" on the occasion of National CSR Summit that was held on August 02, 2018.
Hon. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Tourism Mr. K J Alphons handed the award to the Annapoorna team and congratulated the team for their focus on building the Nation through Nutrition.
ANNAPOORNA RECEIVES SOCIAL AUDIT CERTIFICATION
On June 20, 2018, Annapoorna achieved a major milestone in the form of the prestigious Social Audit Certification that we have received from the auditors at SAN India.
Social Audit is a great method for organisations such as Annapoorna to plan, manage, monitor and measure the internal and external impact of our social operations, and ensure that we are indeed making a positive difference to our communities, while also living up to our shared values and objectives.
More importantly, SAN India has assessed that Annapoorna is operating at a Social Return on Investment (SRoI) score of 1.89.
It implies that for approximately every Indian Rupee 1 invested, Indian Rupees 1.89 of social value is created each year in terms of ensuring that no child goes to school hungry; improved academic performance and attendance, better health for the children and the community at large.
CSR FOOD INITIATIVE
Annapoorna has been adjudged the Winner of 'CSR Food Initiative' in the Bronze Category in the CSR Health Impact Awards. Sri Somnath Bharti, formerly Law Minister for New Delhi handed the award to the Annapoorna Team on 24th August 2018
The CSR Health Impact Awards is an initiative of India Health and Wellness Summit aimed to recognize focused, dedicated efforts by NGOs which impact areas directly related to health
A WHOLESOME BREAKFAST
A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO BREAKFAST
Our breakfast menus are prepared under the guidance of our expert nutritionists' panel and are designed to meet the calorie requirements of growing children. It contains a variety of foods, such as, milk, whole grains, proteins, and fruits and vegetables, to help keep students energetic and ready to learn until lunchtime.
The entire process from planning the menu to sourcing of vegetables and milk, to training of the cooks is meticulously planned to ensure that the breakfast is wholesome in its nutrition quotient and meets the quality standards and cost checks. It is also scientifically calibrated with the prescribed percentages of carbohydrates, proteins, and fibre components, as suggested by nutritionists.
The entire week's offering put together meets roughly about 20-30 percent of the weekly nutrition requirement of a school-going child. This is in keeping with the standard norms worldwide.
QUALITY CHECK AND CONTROL
Acheck on quality of ingredients is maintained by working closely with the local vendors from whom milk, vegetables and fruits are sourced. This helps to positively engage the villagers in the programme and empower them economically, while keeping a tab on overall costs.
Cooks, who are the backbone of the entire programme are carefully selected to ensure that the breakfast not only meets the nutrition needs of the young bodies, it satisfies their little taste buds too.
OVERALL WELL-BEING AND HEALTH
FOCUS ON WELL-ROUNDED GROWTH OF EACH CHILD
Annapoorna started out as a breakfast only initiative. But over the years expanded its scope to include health, education, water and sanitation in its ambit to address children's overall well-being and health in a holistic way.
UNIVERSAL HUMAN VALUES
HEALTHCARE
Annapoorna conducts regular health screening and dental camps for the children in the schools. The screening tests are designed in line with the guidelines of United Nations and aligned with the specifications of the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
With a focus on the 4Ds in children - Defects, Deficiencies, Diseases and Developmental Delays, we aim to contribute to the children's health through timely detection, prevention, education and medical management.
EDUCATION
True education should enrich the heart and nourish the soul. In keeping with this spirit, the volunteers work closely with the children, parents, teachers and school authorities to ensure that the children are nourished holistically. Through story-telling, group singing and other such interactive activities, children are taught the importance of the secular and universal human values of truth, righteousness, peace, nonviolence and love.
Computer skills, spoken English lessons, environment awareness and other such useful and practical classes are also undertaken for the children after school.
We also sponsor higher education of children who show a keen interest in academics.
Till date, over 200 children have received such a sponsorship.
FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION
CORPORATE SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP
Good work always finds company. In the last couple of years, Annapoorna has garnered support and patronage from many corporates and institutions, who are equally passionate about child nutrition and well-being.
Employees from companies such as Oracle India, Sapiens and Cisco, as part of their corporate social responsibility, have put in many hours of volunteering with us and have always come back wanting for more. With each passing year, we have continued to add more corporate partners.
WATER AND SANITATION
Access to clean drinking water and good sanitation is a basic human right. In schools and villages that lack these basic comforts, Annapoorna executes drinking water projects and constructs toilets.
Simple and cost-effective RO water plants, bio-sand filters and other such solutions are developed on a need-basis in the villages. From concept to completion, the entire project is executed in a seamless and scientific manner. On completion, each family is given a smart card that enables them to receive 20 litres of potable water every day.
THE WAY FORWARD