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SaiSure & Kellogg’s Project launch in Satyavedu – Andhra Pradesh, 20th July 2022

SaiSure & Kellogg’s Project launch in Satyavedu – Andhra Pradesh, 20th July 2022

July 23rd, 2022

Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust in collaboration with Kellogg’s has initiated Morning Nutrition Program for Rural Students in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. A total of 5128 students from both the states will be benefited by this program under “Feeding Programme for under privileged children”.

 

The Kellogg company, popularly known as Kellogg’s, is a food manufacturing company and world’s leading producer of cereal and convenience foods including cookies, snacks, protein bars etc. With its presence worldwide, the company works with the vision of “A good and just world where people are not just fed but fulfilled.”

Dignitaries who were part of the launch in Satyavedu mandal were,

From Kellogg’s: Mr. Shekar Bhosale – Plant head, Mr. Hari Jayabalan – Senior HR manager, Mr. Suresh Babu – Senior EHS Safety manager, Mr. Ruthrapriya – Associate Admin & Mr. Mahesh – Team member.

 

From the Govt. : Mr. Koneti Adimulam – MLA Satyavedu, Mr. Ravi – MEO, Tahsildar & Mandal Praja Parishad president & local villagers as well.

 

From Annapoorna Trust: Mr. Santosh Allath – National manager, Mr. Surendra Babu – Andhra Pradesh co-ordinator, and Santosh Bagepalli, Manoj O R, Rajashekar & Yogendra – Operations team.

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Launch of SaiSure Multi Nutrient Health Mix to Government School Children in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 15th July 2022

Launch of SaiSure Multi Nutrient Health Mix to Government School Children in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 15th July 2022

July 17th, 2022

On 15th July 2022, Launch event of SaiSure Multi Nutrient Health Mix took place at Shri Surat Public Gujarati Middle School, Bistupur, Jamshedpur. A total of 1000 children in 9 government schools would be part of this project wherein SaiSure multi nutrient health mix with milk will be provided as part of morning nutrition.

 

The event took place in the presence of Chief Guest Ms. Nishu Kumari – Regional Education officer (REO), Dr Maheshwar Prasad – Retd Civil Surgeon, Jamshedpur along with Headmaster, teachers & students. Seniors & volunteers representing Annapoorna Trust from Jharkhand were Babu Lal Singh, Subba Rao, Rajashekhar, Ashwin Chhabra, Sridhar Raju, Rakesh Kumar & Akhilesh Kumar. Mr. Subhajit Roy Mukherjee – Regional Coordinator West Bengal who is also Founder & Project Lead of Sri Sathya Sai Arogya Vahini Trust & Mr. Chandan Kumar – Regional Manager Bihar & Jharkhand represented Annapoorna Trust.

 

On this day of launch, the children were given SaiSure. Each child would be given 15 gms of SaiSure with 100 ml of milk all 6 days a week. Case study would also be taken up to study the impact of SaiSure on the children’s health & growth. A medical team from Arogya Vahini, West Bengal who were present during the launch took note of vital health parameters like height, weight, and blood samples of select set of children were collected. Post 3 months, similar exercise would be taken up to know the progress.

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Covid Pre-emptive Nutritional Intervention Programme for needy children in Ramanagara – Nov 2021 to Apr 2022 – Beneficiary Testimonials

Covid Pre-emptive Nutritional Intervention Programme for needy children in Ramanagara – Nov 2021 to Apr 2022 – Beneficiary Testimonials

July 12th, 2022

With the support of Persistent Foundation, undernourished children, between 2 and 6 years of age, received SaiSure Multi-Nutrient Supplement to boost their nutrition and immunity against potential onset of Covid infections in Ramanagara district of Karnataka state.

 

Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust is proud to be associated with Persistent Foundation which is growing exponentially in Education, Health, and Community Development in India. This IT giant is working through various implementing agencies to bring a positive impact on society. Below are a few beneficiary testimonials from anganwadi teachers, parents & Government officials:

A parent by name Archana

“My son’s name is Charan Kumar. Since my son is underweight, SaiSure health mix was provided. Now he has gained weight & become active as well. This SaiSure multi nutrient health mix is good.”

Anganwadi worker by name Asha from Channapatna taluk of Ramanagara district

 

“I work as Anganwadi worker. Out of 20-25 children in total from our centre, four of them in the ages 3-5 years, and 6 of them in the ages, 6 years and above come under MAM category. We have been giving SaiSure to 3-6 years of age children under MAM category. Underweight children who weighed 9 or 9.5 kg earlier, have gained weight & now increased to 10 or 10.3 kg. This SaiSure powder is beneficial to children. We have told the parents to give this along with milk. We are providing this product under the ICDS scheme & it has benefited the children in many ways. If this is provided to normal children as well, they can also improve and get stronger.”

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Morning Nutrition Launch at Kagaznagar Mandal, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District – Telangana, 8th July, 2022

Morning Nutrition Launch at Kagaznagar Mandal, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District – Telangana, 8th July, 2022

July 11th, 2022

Annapoorna Morning Nutrition was launched on 08th July 2022 in Kagaznagar Mandal, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District in Telangana state. The launch event took place at MPPS Chinthaguda Primary School & also MPPS Kosini Primary School. Morning nutrition program for a total of 780 students will be started in 9 schools in Kagaznagar mandal.

 

Mr. Koneru Konappa who is MLA of Sirpur Constituency was the chief guest for the event. Other dignitaries present were Mr. Ashok Kumar – District Education Officer, Mr. Bikshapathi – Mandal Education Officer, Mr. Kasam Srinivas – Agricultural Market Committee Chairman, Mr. Athram Sanjeev – Sarpanch of Chintaguda, Mr. Srinivas Goud – Sarpanch of Kosini, Mr. Laxminarayana and Mr. Anirani – Headmasters in school.

Annapoorna Trust was represented by Mr. Pradeep Kumar – Telangana state co-ordinator & Mr. Dhananjay Rao Ejapu – Manager in Marketing & Digital communication. Many active volunteers of Annapoorna Trust, Battu Mallesham, T Raghuveer Singh, P Murali, P Nagaraju, K Rajeshwar, Shankar, Devender, Laxman, Venkataswamy also took part and ensured the program was executed in a smooth manner.

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Launch of SaiSure Multi Nutrient Health Mix to Government School Children in Ranchi, Jharkhand, 9th July 2022

Launch of SaiSure Multi Nutrient Health Mix to Government School Children in Ranchi, Jharkhand, 9th July 2022

July 11th, 2022

On 09th July 2022, Launch event of SaiSure Multi Nutrient Health Mix took place at Paramvir Albert Ekka middle school, Namkum taluk in Ranchi district. A total of 1000 children in 6 government schools would be part of this project wherein SaiSure multi nutrient health mix with milk would be provided as part of morning nutrition. On 15th July, similar event for another set of 1000 students took place in Jamshedpur.

 

The event took place in the presence of Mr. Arvind Vijay – Region Deputy director of Education, headmasters of 5 nearby schools namely Mr. Shekhar Jha – Paramvir Albert Ekka middle school, Mr. Sudesh Ekka – Middle School Kadru, Ms. Monica Devi – Primary school Turup, Ms. Rose Nilima – Middle school Baheya & Mr. Baidya Nath Mehto – Middle school Hesal. Other members present were Ex-civil surgeon of Jamshedpur, and seniors representing Annapoorna Trust from Jharkhand – Subba Rao, Babulal, Rajashekhar, Sridhar & Ashwini. Mr. Subhajit Roy Mukherjee – Regional Coordinator West Bengal who is also Founder & Project Lead of Sri Sathya Sai Arogya Vahini Trust & Mr. Chandan Kumar – Regional Manager Bihar & Jharkhand represented Annapoorna Trust.

Each child from the schools would be given 15 gms of SaiSure with 100 ml of milk all 6 days a week. Case study would also be taken up to know the effect of SaiSure that has had on the children’s health & growth. The medical team from Arogya Vahini, West Bengal were present during the launch & took note of health parameters like height, weight, and blood samples of select set of children were collected. Post 3 months, similar exercise would be taken up to know the progress.

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SaiSure health mix launch in Ramagondanahalli school in Bengaluru East in association with Whitefield Ready, 4th July 2022

SaiSure health mix launch in Ramagondanahalli school in Bengaluru East in association with Whitefield Ready, 4th July 2022

July 06th, 2022

On 4th Jul 2022, distribution of SaiSure multi nutrient health mix was launched in Ramagondanahalli government school in Bengaluru East. This is being jointly executed by volunteers from Whitefield Ready supported by Rotary Bengaluru IT Corridor in association with Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust.

 

Whitefield Ready is a volunteer driven organisation that has been working with students in five Govt. schools in Whitefield, Bengaluru since 2018. The volunteers teach English and Maths and also collaborate with other NGOs to bring in programs related to dance, art, music, and sports etc.

GHPS Ramagondanahalli is one of the schools adopted by Whitefield Ready and it is in a unique PPP model with the Govt. of Karnataka wherein English medium classrooms are run by teachers appointed by an international school, Inventure Academy and also supported by Teach For India, a non-profit organization and volunteers from Whitefield Ready. The infrastructure upgrades in the school are mainly done by Rotary Bengaluru IT Corridor through CSR funds from various corporates.

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Morning Nutrition Launch at Nagansur, Akkalkot – Maharashtra 2nd July 2022

Morning Nutrition Launch at Nagansur, Akkalkot – Maharashtra 2nd July 2022

July 04th, 2022

On 2nd July 2022, Morning nutrition was launched at Basavalingeshwar Mangal Karyalaya in Nagansur of Akkalkot taluk in Solapur district of Maharashtra. Nagansur is situated close to the border between Maharashtra and Karnataka states. Prior to independence, Akkalkot was a princely state ruled by the royal Bhonsale dynasty. Akkalkot is also widely known for its association with Swami Samarth who was an Indian spiritual master of the Dattatreya Tradition.

 

10 schools with a total of 858 children were selected as part of pilot project. Since it borders both the states, 3 schools are Marathi medium, 1 Urdu medium & 6 Kannada medium. 4 schools are situated in Nagansur village & remaining 6 schools are in the outskirts of the village. These schools have children mostly from migrant labourer families. Children are now provided biscuits & cookies for 3 days a week.

Event held at Basavalingeshwar Mangal Karyalaya in Nagansur took place in the presence of Mr. Siddaram Mhetre – Former Home Minister of state, Maharashtra, Dr Abhinav Basavalinga Mahaswamiji – Basavalingeshwar Virakt Math Nangasur, Mr. Amol Raje Bhonsale – successor of Royal family of Akkalkot & Bhonsale dynasty & also the President Sri Swami Samarth Annachatra Mandal, Mr. Somashekhar Jamshetti – Maharashtra Kannada Sahitya Parishad State President. Ms. Geeta Raju Navindgi who is also an active volunteer at Annapoorna Trust was instrumental in getting this event organised. The Navindgi family are happy for having got an opportunity to serve their own community in their native.

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Launch of Free Morning Nutrition program with “Feeding India” – Telangana – 02nd July 2022

Launch of Free Morning Nutrition program with “Feeding India” – Telangana – 02nd July 2022

July 4th, 2022

Zomato and Feeding India’s association gave birth to The Feeding Foundation – moving from a primarily philanthropic relationship to a deeply collaborative alliance. Feeding India by Zomato has served over 15.3 Cr meals from 2019 till 2021 alone.

 

Serving in line with their mission of “Make India Hunger Free,” Feeding India joined hands with Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust. As part of the initiative, this collaboration will feed children at Government schools in the state of Telangana. 1000 kits were delivered at 43 schools across Siddipet, Malleshwaram & Champapet and this initiative would continue on monthly basis.

Feeding India kits, sufficing for a month, were distributed to each location based on the strength of children in each school. Feeding India kit consisted of rice, channa dal, soya wadi, sugar, turmeric powder, chakki atta, salt & oil. Annapoorna kit comprised of urad dal, tamarind, lemon salt, jalakara, avalu. It is heartening to state that, Mid-day meal cooks have the privilege to prepare different varieties of breakfast every single day for children.

 

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Rotary Bengaluru East members initiative on Morning Nutrition in Govt. School, 1st July 2022

Rotary Bengaluru East members initiative on Morning Nutrition in Govt. School, 1st July 2022

July 03rd, 2022

From 1st July 2022, Rotary members of Bengaluru east, under the leadership of their President Rtn Shivkumar, who is also DLRWA Secretary, in association with Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust have started distribution of SaiSure multi nutrient health mix along with milk to Govt. High School children in Domlur. About 140 children in the school will be provided SaiSure for five days a week from Monday to Friday. Annapoorna Trust advocates the 3S principle, an active role of Sarkara (govt.), Samstha (organizations) and Samaja (society and individuals), in tackling large-scale problems in the country. SaiSure is an example of Annapoorna Trust adding value to the Ksheera Bhagya scheme of Government of Karnataka, where the government provides milk to children, while Annapoorna Trust adds the nutritional element in the form of the health mix.

 

This health mix ensures that the children especially from the underprivileged sections of our society, get 50% of the Recommended Daily Allowance ensuring vital supplements to their bodies and minds. The health mix contains the macro and the micronutrients required for overall development, growth, cognition, and strong immunity. We look forward for continued association with Rotary Club who also have a common desire in making the world a better place to live.

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Nutrition Intervention for SAM & MAM children in collaboration with Persistent Foundation – Karnataka – 30th June 2022

Nutrition Intervention for SAM & MAM children in collaboration with Persistent Foundation – Karnataka – 30th June 2022

July 2nd, 2022

Annapoorna Trust in collaboration with Persistent Foundation have initiated Nutrition Intervention for SAM & MAM children in Bagepalli & Gowribidanur taluks of Chikkaballapur district in Karnataka. SaiSure multi nutrient health mix would be provided to 508 children for overall development & growth.

 

Stunting or low height for age is a sign of chronic undernutrition. 35% children under the age of five in Karnataka are stunted i.e., too short for their age, which indicates that they have been undernourished for some time, just one per cent less than the national average of 36%. Likewise, One-fifth of children are wasted, or too thin for their height, which may result from inadequate recent food intake or a recent illness causing weight loss. This is as per the National Family Health Survey – 5 (NFHS) released on 2019-20. Kids born to thin mothers are stunted and the prevalence of stunting is higher in rural areas than urban areas.

 

Despite state government having schemes to tackle malnutrition, much is to be done. Annapoorna Trust & Persistent foundation have been at the forefront in joining hands with the state government for enabling a healthier society, especially in the rural areas.