Let’s End Classroom Hunger

Contribute to Kanya Atmanirbhar Abhiyan - Mid-Day Meal Program

Ensure Access to a Nutritious Midday Meal for School Children

The Midday Meal program will ensure a nutritious meal for children studying at Vishwa Jagriti Mission’s Gyandeep Vidyalaya. The program will enable underprivileged children to continue their school education (from nursery to class 8) with a peaceful mind and healthy body. It will encourage them to attend school regularly throughout the academic year. A wholesome, freshly cooked lunch served hygienically will work like a big motivation for children, and it will also reduce the burden on parents.

Objective of the Midday Meal Program

One of the key objectives of VJM’s Midday Meal program is to encourage and support children to continue school education. And that will happen if we have enough resources to end classroom hunger. As a society, we have to come forward and invest in the education and health of such children who cannot afford it, and when we do that, we witness a big impact on communities and society. A nutritious meal keeps children healthy and motivated. They join school without a break and study well.

Key Objectives

  • End classroom hunger
  • Increase school enrolment
  • Increase school attendance
  • Improve socialisation among children
  • Address malnutrition
  • Keep the children healthy and happy

₹4,152,00

raised of ₹20,000,00 goal

48.17%

114 donations

₹15,848,00 to go

₹1725

Ensure 1 time midday meal for 1 Child for 1 year

₹3450

Ensure 1 time midday meal for 2 Child for 1 year

₹5175

Ensure 1 time midday meal for 3 Child for 1 year

₹8625

Ensure 1 time midday meal for 5 Child for 1 year

₹12000

Sponsor 1 girl for a year

Donate as much you want

VJM is working to improve the efficiency and transparency of its midday meal programs. VJM ensures that food reaches those who need it most, working with volunteers and a large family of donors.

Project Midday Meal is a participatory program where you can sponsor a one-time meal for our school children for a minimum period of one year. For as little as INR 5000–15,000, you can feed a student in our school, helping him or her complete his or her education without facing classroom hunger.

As a sponsor, you will receive the photographs and profiles of children benefiting from your support, followed by periodic progress reports.

Your small contribution has the power to bring about a better academic situation for poor and marginalised children at VJM institutions.

At Vishwa Jagriti Mission, we’re committed to doing everything we can to protect India’s deprived children’s Right to Education. We engage with parents, volunteers, teachers, and communities to meet the essential needs of children.

The majority of the children adopted and supported by VJM have been saved from poverty, rag picking, child labour, and domestic violence. We wish to assist them in becoming self-sufficient and responsible citizens. With the help of donations, supporters, and volunteers, we support them morally, socially, and financially.

Join hands to provide better facilities for children.

Vishwa Jagriti Mission is registered under Section 80(G) (5) of the Income Tax Act and whosoever donates to VJM is eligible to get a 50% tax deduction on the amount paid by them if the donated amount does not exceed 10% of their Gross Total Income.

  • After donation, receive a certificate under Section 80g along with your receipt
  • While filing income tax returns, claim amount donated as a deduction under Section 80G
  • NRI donors (Indian citizens; holding an Indian passport) are eligible to tax exemption under section 80 G of the IT Act

A healthy, wholesome, and nutritious mid day meal provides parents with the strength to send their children to school.

The Mid Day Meal project has resulted in a good rise in school attendance and enrollment, and better concentration among students. It also resulted in cohesiveness among students as children sit together to have their food. 

As a society, we need to understand that without ending the cycles of classroom hunger, we cannot teach children who come from poor families. For that, we need the small contributions of kind hearts like yours, your families, relatives, friends, and well-wishers donating for the cause.

A small investment in needy children’s midday meals is the least we can do to build a better society around ourselves.

VJM is a prominent spiritual and social service organisation and one of India’s most trustworthy NGOs, founded in 1991 by HH Sudhanshu Ji Maharaj. It has worked tirelessly for over three decades to improve the lives of impoverished children and support them in enjoying their childhood. With the aid of donors and volunteers from India and overseas, the organisation is striving to address challenges such as a lack of education, healthcare, nutrition, and safety.

In India, VJM has established Ashrams, Primary and Secondary Schools, and Vocational Training Centers. These institutes provide free education to children in need.

With your support, we can continue our charitable programs more easily and even expand them to different parts of India.

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The Challenge Of Hunger Faced By Marginalised Children In India

Hunger can lead to lower mental ability in the short term, and long spells of hunger may affect the human brain in the long run. Classroom hunger can hugely impact the learning outcomes of children by lowering their effort and ability during school hours.

  • The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) report on Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 puts the number of undernourished people in India in 2019-21 at 224.3 million, i.e., 16% of a 1.4 billion population.
  • The National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5) finds that around a third of India’s children under five years of age are underweight and stunted and 67% children (6-59 months) are anemic.
  • India is home to a quarter of all undernourished people worldwide, making the country a key focus for tackling hunger on a global scale.
  • In the last two decades, per capita income more than tripled, yet the minimum dietary intake fell.
  • The gap between rich and poor increased in the last two decades of high economic growth with a bad impact on dietary intake of marginalized children.
  • India ranks 107 out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index (GHI) in which it fares worse than all countries in South Asia barring war-torn Afghanistan.
  • GHI scores are based on the values of four indicators – undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting and child mortality. The GHI score is calculated on a 100-point scale reflecting the severity of hunger, where zero is the best score (no hunger) and 100 is the worst. India’s score of 29.1 places it in the ‘serious’ category.
  • Regular mid day meal is a game changer in poor children’s and their family’s attitude towards schools.

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