Testimonials from Beneficiaries
“I cannot talk about mid-day meals enough. It is better than homemade food. There is a different menu every day. Sometimes they give curd and sometimes pickle. It is delicious. My favourite is Friday’s menu – spinach curry and rice. It is good for our health also. My teacher once told me that Saturday’s menu is good for the iron deficiency I am suffering from. We get sweet pongal and chikkis that day and they contain jaggery. Ever since I started having the mid-day meals, my haemoglobin count has risen which is why I am happy with Akshaya Patra food.”
“I have always wanted to join the Indian army. I like watching them on the job and wish to protect our country like they do. For this, I have already started preparing. I run every morning so that I increase my height. When I reach the 9th standard, I will join the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in school and further my training for my goals. The mid-day meals we get here from Akshaya Patra help me stay energetic. I enjoy roti subzi (flat bread made of wheat and vegetables) a lot.”
“I love the pulav (a dish made of rice and vegetables) served at school. I love Akshaya Patra’s meals as it is hot and tasty.”
“The food is very nice. We get food both in the morning and evening on a daily basis. We are all very satisfied and content. This is a great service you have been doing from your organisation.”
“The service which you have been doing, including the feeding of sadhus (holy people) twice daily is very good. I see more than 500-600 people being fed here everyday. Your service is extraordinary and is very essential for humanity.
May the Lord take your organisation to even greater heights. My best wishes and prayers will always be with you.”
“I work in the Greater Chennai Corporation. I have to finish cleaning and then walk 3 kms to reach the corporation to have lunch. In this lockdown, there are no small shops or restaurants, even if I reach 5 minutes late, I have to stay on an empty stomach for the full day. Thanks to Akshaya Patra, I get food every day.”
“I had no job, I had to vacate my house and couldn’t even go back home as the railway station was closed. Thanks to the police officials who took me to a temporary shelter. I am grateful for all the help and food I received daily.”
“I lost my husband and I don’t have any child to take care of me in this old age. Just when I started working as domestic help, the lockdown was announced. I didn’t know how to repay the debts left behind by my husband. Thanks to Akshaya Patra for giving me groceries. Now I save that money to repay loans.”
