Annamitra Foundation (Formerly known as ISKCON Food Relief Foundation)

Annamitra Foundation formerly known as ISKCON Food Relief Foundation believes that the intake of food not only sustains a person, it also paves a way for a healthy future. The values of the NGO are deeply rooted into Indian traditions. Annamrita is a Sanskrit word that translates to Anna, “Food” and Amrita, “Nectar”; Food as pure as nectar.

The NGO also works directly with central and state government entities to blend excellence into our food donation program including mid-day meals as lunch to school going children, and serving meals to the frontline workers and the underprivileged. Annamitra was born as a children’s NGO that served Mid-Day meals in schools and today it also supports those in need through food-relief programmes.

Major Interventions:

Annamrita’s mid-day meal program is being implemented in municipal, government aided, and non-aided schools for the benefit of underprivileged children. It has set up state-of-the-art kitchens in 8 states and 21 cities. The work is done without any commercial motive to support the needy students at large without any discrimination on the grounds of religion, caste, creed, or gender, thereby resulting in increased school enrolment, reduced dropouts rates and better attention spans.

Karuna Hospital Program initiated with the sole mission of providing freshly prepared, nutritious meals to our frontline warriors who have been fighting during the pandemic with tenacity. The NGO also provides meals to all the municipal wards, hospital staff, and daily wagers all across India every day through the dedicated team of cooks, helpers, supervisors, and drivers.

The Kit of Joy program focuses on delivering healthy and wholesome nutrition in the form of dry rations and provisions. Each Kit of joy donated to a child consists of rice, flour, moong dal, chana dal, sugar, salt cooking oil, turmeric powder, chilli powder, etc.

‘Tithi Bhoj’ program enables individuals to sponsor meals on special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, festivals, promotions, etc. for underprivileged children.