Projects - Midday Meals

Project midday meals Care For Children

Midday Meals

About this project

Your contribution will go towards providing kids with healthy and nutritious meals needed for their overall development. Every dollar you give supplements for 6 meals for a child.

District - Kalahandi, Taluka - Koksara, Village - Tarapur

This school is in the rural district of Kalahandi in Odisha state. This school was started in the year 2009 in a Government-abandoned office. Land was donated by local villagers to construct the school in that area, as children were travelling nearly 5 to 6 miles every day for school. This school serves students from grades K-5 with approximately 210 students. School committee has applied for teaching higher grades for the next academic year, to support more students of surrounding areas. Most of the villagers are farm laborers and fall under the low-income background.

Students 210 X Rs 10 per meal X 25days X 10 months -- Rupees 5,25,000 (approx. $7,500)

District - Kalahandi, Taluka - Dharmagarh, Village - Tambachhada

This school is in the rural district of Kalahandi in Odisha state. The school was started in the year 2011 in the house of a local Art of Living devotee. Land was donated by local villagers to Care for Children for constructing the school in that area, as there were no schools in and around area of around 30 sq. miles. It teaches students from grades K-5 with approximately 230 students. The school committee has applied for teaching higher grades for the next academic year, to reduce dropout rate of the students from the village. Most of the villagers are migrant farm-laborers and fall under the low-income background.

Students 230 X Rs 10 per meal X 25days X 10 months -- Rupees 5,75,000 (approx. $8,214.29)
Children writing on desks
Midday meal distribution in Care For Children supported schools

District - Kalahandi, Taluka - Golmunda, Village - Limser

This school is in the rural district of Kalahandi in Odisha state. The school was started in the year 2011. Land was donated by local villagers to Care for Children for constructing the school in that area as there were no schools present there. It teaches students from grades K-5 with approximately 195 students. School committee has applied for teaching higher grades for the next academic year, to reduce dropout rate of the students from the village. Most of the villagers are migrant farm-laborers and fall under the low-income background.

Students 195 X Rs 10 per meal X 25days X 10 months -- Rupees 4,87,500 (approx. $6,964.29)