Ep.21 Meals For Change ft. Shridhar Venkat, CEO-Akshaya Patra
India has been fighting Hunger, much before COVID, much before the Global Recession, Much Before we became REPUBLIC, much before we became INDEPENDENT. A few facts from The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, 2020 report India is at 102 out of 117 on the Global Hunger Index.A report says, around 14% of our population is undernourished20% of children under 5 are underweight34.7% of children under 5 are stunted51% of women between age 15-49 are anemicThese figures talk a lot about what kind of mammoth we are dealing with. The situation we are in, these numbers are only increasing every single day. In this episode, host, Rohan Thakar speaks with Mr. Shridhar Venkat, he is the CEO of Akshaya Patra Foundation. Every year countless children drop out because their parents cannot afford education. As time passes they also deal with hunger. Akshaya Patra Foundation, since its inception, has been fighting hunger in kids and have encouraged kids to join schools through their various programmes PAN India. Several programs have initiated by them during the period of lockdowns, lets understand how they do it. You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at bonjour@eplog.media. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.mediaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.