Nobel Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus Visits Hubballi Kitchen

Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate, Founder of Grameen Bank visited Akshaya Patra?s Hubballi kitchen on 7 February, 2016. He was accompanied by Anousheh Ansari, Co-founder, Chairwoman and CEO of Prodea Systems and Dr ?Desh? Deshpande of the Deshpande Foundation along with others.
The dignitaries were warmly received by Sridhar Venkat, CEO-Akshaya Patra along with other members of the organisation. Prof. Yunus then took nearly an hour-long trip around the kitchen to see how it caters to school students in and around Hubballi, during which he was briefed about the operation by Sridhar Venkat.Visibly impressed by the efforts of the Foundation to cater meals to thousands of students, Prof. Yunus said, ?This has been a great visit and it is wonderful to see how Akshaya Patra is reaching out to children in a huge way and addressing malnutrition for India?s children.
He pointed out that malnutrition is a global problem that affects physical and mental growth of children and if this issue is not tackled seriously it can affect an entire generation.
He said, ?Akshaya Patra is dealing with this critical issue in a manner so beautifully that nobody can beat it and hence it should further scale up so that more number of children can receive Akshaya Patra?s meals and become physically fit and mentally ready to absorb things around.?
He also lauded our meals and said ?that children love the meals that is served to them?
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