Gaurvi Singhvi

Crowdfunding: Akshaya Patra

A recent UNICEF report states that more than 80 million children drop out, before completing 8 years of age and over 8 million children are out of school. Akshaya Patra, an NGO, focused on eliminating classroom hunger and attracting more children to schools and ensuring to keep them in school by feeding a filling, nutritious mid-day meal every school day. The Mid-Day meal served as an incentive for children to get proper education, improve socialisation, among children, and empower women through employment opportunities. In Grade 11 at JPIS, I was a part of a crowdfunding campaign through Fuel a Dream, where I individually raised an amount of $885, successful finishing the campaign and exceeding my goal by 303%.