Akshaya Patra Conferred Upon the Nikkei Asia Prize 2016
Posted: May 31, 2016
Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation was bestowed upon the Nikkei Asia Prize on 29 May, 2016 in Tokyo. Naotoshi Okada, CEO of Nikkei Inc. presented the award at the ceremony. This award has been conferred in recognition of Akshaya Patra as an organisation that has undertaken initiatives to respond effectively to social needs for Asia’s better future.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a school meal program which is targeted to the children in Government Schools. This program is strategically aimed at increasing the attendance and performance of the children thereby enabling them to complete their ba...