India Youth Newsletter

Thank God it’s Friday! West Bengal ends the week with a sumptuous offering of milk, bananas and cookies to 25 children of the Rashabehari School. All’s well that ends well. Watch this space to know what’s on the breakfast menu for Annapoorna children throughout the country.

Friday saw the coming together of Annapoorna, Government officials and community to start the breakfast programme for the 150 children of Government Primary School Yedira. The villagers had approached us earlier bringing to our notice the plight of their children, most of whom would miss breakfast every morning simply because they could not afford it….

How is good work rewarded? Well, we believe with more work! After two years of conducting the breakfast programme in Vizag, we reached out to the Mandal Education Officer and Staff from over 80 Government schools in Bheemunipatnam (Visakahaptnam Rural, Andhra Pradesh) in an effort to start the programme in more schools. We are happy…

Today’s breakfast was a healthy portion of Bisibelabath, made with fresh vegetables, rice and lentils and lots of love! The weekly menu is planned keeping in mind the calorie requirements of growing children as well as their little palates. Here is what the children are served throughout the week. Monday – Avalaki (Beaten Rice) Tuesday…