19, Jaywant Industrial Estate,63, Tardeo Road
Mumbai City, Maharashtra
022-2353-1530
Contact: Dilzad Khariwalla ( Chief Functionary )
Mobile Number: Not Available
E-mail: info@annamrita.org
Website: www.annamrita.org
Activities:
ISKCON Food Relief Foundation is a non-profit, non-religious, non-sectarian charitable trust. The purpose of Annamrita is to liberate children from the cycle of Illiteracy and Hunger by serving Mid-day meals to underprivileged children in municipality & government schools across India. This program is a strategic project of the Government of India and is being implemented by ISKCON Food Relief Foundation (IFRF) under the brand name of Annamrita in select schools across Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Haryana and West Bengal. This project will benefit all students at large without any discrimination on grounds of religion, caste, creed or sex. Since the launch in 2004, we have set up 20 state-of-the-art kitchens in the above mentioned states, most of which are ISO 22000:2005 certified.
As of now, we serve over 12 lakh meals to children every day from our various centers across India. Most of these children come from slums and tribal areas. The purpose of implementing the scheme is to facilitate the Government in increasing the enrollment in these schools, reducing the dropout rate, improving the attendance & providing nutrition in these formative years for kids. Cooked in the most efficient and hygienic manner, this nutritious, sumptuous and sanctified meal consists of different menus such as khichdi, chapatti subji, rice sambar etc. according to local tastes. Annamrita aims to reach out to at least 20 lakh kids by 2020; the cost of sponsoring two children’s meal for the year is just Rs 900/-. It costs less than your average meal in a restaurant to make sure 2 children get a nutritious meal EVERYDAY and can stay in school and complete their Education.