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SaiSure Millet Health mix distribution to Municipal workers – 30th May 2023

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Post date June 1, 2023

SaiSure Millet Health mix distribution to Municipal workers – 30th May 2023

June 1st, 2023

On 30th May 2023, Annapoorna Trust distributed SaiSure Millet Health mix (Ragi with Jaggery) to 300 sanitation workers working in Metpally Municipality. The distribution was done in the presence of honourable MLA Mr. Vidyasagar Rao of Korutla constituency. 23rd Ward Councillor Mr. Buchi Reddy and Municipal Chairperson Ms. Sujatha were instrumental in making this distribution happen.

As a prelude to this event, Mr. Vidyasagar Rao launched morning nutrition in the 96^th school in ZPHS Korutla, coinciding with the 96^th Birthday of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. On that day, he had made an appeal to expand morning nutrition in all four mandals in his constituency. Within a span of 2 months, i.e., by Jan 2023, Annapoorna Trust came forward to serve 200 schools benefiting more than 20,000 children with the able coordination and support from the local administration and education department.

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Ragi, the Superfood

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Post date May 27, 2023

Ragi, the Superfood

May 27th, 2023

Ragi has a long history of use in India. More than 2000 years ago, Ragi, or finger millet, was a highly prized nutritious crop in traditional agricultural methods in India. It originated in Africa and was brought to India by sea around 2000 BCE. Ragi, along with many other millets, formed significant ingredients of the everyday diet in India, until nearly five to six decades ago. Rustic and coarse, yet nutritious, it fell by the wayside as people began to favour more refined diets. With the year 2023 declared as the ‘International Year of Millets,’ by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), spearheaded by the Government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ragi, with its innumerable health benefits, is slowly finding its resurgence among urban and rural populations alike. Annapoorna Trust, with its initiatives of launching ragi or the finger millet in the Morning Nutrition program, has played a key role in the revival of this Superfood.

The SaiSure Ragi variant, prepared in the Trust’s very own SaiSure Nutraceutical Manufacturing facility, is being served to government school-going children over the last six months, in Telangana state and further expanding to Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh. Akin to the SaiSure Multi Nutrient health mix, essential micro, and macronutrients are added to the SaiSure Ragi variant making it a complete wholesome meal. To satisfy the local palates of children, it is prepared in cardamom and cinnamon flavours. Easy to prepare and tasty to drink, this health mix has received positive feedback from teachers, cooks, and children.

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Uttar Pradesh in focus

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Post date May 19, 2023

Uttar Pradesh in focus

May 19th, 2023

Uttar Pradesh is the biggest State of India in terms of population—more than 17% of the population of India lives here, which means almost every 5-6th person in India is from UP. It is estimated that around 1.88 Cr children are there in schools in Uttar Pradesh.

We started our intervention on a small scale by providing morning nutrition in the District of Ayodhya. We are serving 1788 of 27 schools in Ayodhya. The second location from UP was Bijnor where we are serving around 498 students from 4 schools.

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Tamilnadu Testimonials, May 2023

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Post date May 10, 2023

Tamilnadu Testimonials, May 2023

May 10th, 2023

The chocolate flavour of SaiSure health mix has a good taste, and the children love to drink it. SaiSure mixed with milk fulfills the daily requirements of nutrition. Students are paying attention more and are focussing on their studies. This health drink reduces many health issues. Parents also showed their cooperation and their appreciation for this nutrition program. Many thanks to Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust for continuing this program in our schools.

A Karunakaran – Headmaster, PUP School

Nallur Block, Cuddalore district

The Multi Nutrient powder, SaiSure, supplied by Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, along with hot-toned milk for the school children, is very appreciable. As most of our children come to school without breakfast, providing SaiSure is very helpful and gives them a lot of energy. Children are very joyful while having it. Previously, children were reluctant to drink only plain-toned milk. But after starting SaiSure in our school, they drink with enthusiasm.

On behalf of the students, I extend my sincere thanks to the team of Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust.

R SeethaLakshmi – Headmistress Govt Primary School

Thalatherupet, Karaikal, Puducherry

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Testimonials of Annapoorna beneficiary school teachers, April 2023

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Post date May 9, 2023

Testimonials of Annapoorna beneficiary school teachers, April 2023

May 09th, 2023

Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust is providing Ragi cereal millet-based health mix in our school, for which we are noticing great progress in students in terms of academics and health parameters. Prior to the COVID pandemic, the Trust was providing breakfasts like Upma, Khichdi, Attukulu, etc. Would appreciate it if breakfast is also provided in addition to the health drink. School authorities also do their bit to enhance the spirits of mid-day meal cooks along with the support they receive from local panchayats. Doctors have also noticed an improvement in iron levels in children due to the consumption of the Ragi Cereal Health mix. On behalf of parents and students, we thank Sadguru Madhusudan Sai and Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust for this great initiative.

D Prabhakar, MPUPS Nerella

Thangalapally Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla

Sairam, Good Morning. “manav seva is madhava seva” and “Hands that Serve are Holier than the Lips that Pray.” We notice these quotes in action by Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust. The trustees take care of children like their own by providing healthy breakfasts like Upma, Khichdi, Ragi Java, Attukulu, etc., since the last 8 months in MPPS Areguda school located in Kagaznagar Mandal in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district. We express our gratitude to Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai for providing nutrition to children. We are also noticing growth in children in terms of physical and mental health. We are so much grateful for this.

Manasa, MPPS Areguda

Kagaznagar Mandal, Kumuram Bheem Asifabad

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Journey to SaiSure Nutritions LLP – Mr. Susheel Kumar, Project and Process Consultant, SaiSure Nutritions, LLP

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Post date May 8, 2023

Journey to SaiSure Nutritions LLP – Mr. Susheel Kumar, Project and Process Consultant, SaiSure Nutritions, LLP

May 8th, 2023

This article describes the personal journey of Mr. Susheel, who was chosen by Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai to be the instrument for overseeing and setting up the SaiSure Nutritions plant, thereby starting a manufacturing facility that would cater to the needs of material supply of Annapoorna Trust. This article gives you an insider’s view of what happened and how it happened!

The genesis of SaiSure Nutritions LLP (SSNLLP)

It was in early October 2020 when a common associate, who happens to be an ardent devotee of Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai, contacted me in Mysore and informed me about the philanthropist work that Annapoorna Trust, Muddenahalli is doing to provide Morning Nutrition through breakfast and SaiSure health supplement to school-going children of Karnataka state in collaboration with the State Government – Ksheera Bhagya project.

At that time, the health supplements for pregnant women, toddler, and preschool and school children were outsourced by SaiSure from renowned food processing companies in and around Bengaluru. The SaiSure, think tank, in one of our meetings at Bengaluru, expressed their interest in setting up the plant to manufacture different variants of SaiSure and informed that a special purpose vehicle in the form of SaiSure Nutritions LLP (SSNLLP) has been registered with the Company Law Board.

Since January 2020, SSNLLP representatives were in correspondence with many equipment providers for setting up the plant and had gone around to many manufacturing units, including Amul, Gujarat, to see their facilities for selecting the process and equipment. Many alternatives were being examined for the plant – ranging from setting up the extrusion cooking to drum dryer and roasting plant entailing huge investment.

In December 2020, SSNLLP requested me to get involved with them as a consultant to set up the health supplement plant. Since I come from a very different background of project experience in setting up Alcoholic Beverage Plants, I had apprehension about accepting the assignment, and whether I could do justice to meeting the expectations of the stakeholders.

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Uttarakhand In Focus

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Post date May 8, 2023

Uttarakhand In Focus

May 8th, 2023

After successfully completing a pilot project in the Dehradun Distt. of Uttarakhand, we entered into an agreement with the School Education Department, Uttarakhand, where the department agreed to provide milk powder to school children and micro-nutrient health mix will be provided from our side. We have been running this program successfully for the last two years and have been gradually increasing the number of children covered under this program. Right now, the number stand at 7500+ children in more than 130 schools. We will soon be increasing the number of children to 25,000.

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Testimonials from Education Department Officials – Telangana

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Post date April 10, 2023

Testimonials from Education Department Officials – Telangana

April 10th, 2023

I express my heartfelt thanks to Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, Muddenahalli, for satisfying the hunger of our school students by providing nutritious health drink in the morning at school. As a result of this, the children come to school regularly. Our school staff and children owe a lot to Sadguru Madhusudan Sai. Sadguru Madhusudan Sai, the Divine equivalent, has identified the problem of hunger in underprivileged children. He has a very big heart to feed all the children of government schools in the state, undertaking a lot of expense and effort. May His blessings be upon our children.

Smt. Gayatri

MEO

Laxmipur ZHPS HM

Rendering service to poverty-stricken school-going children is a boon to me. I accompanied Sri Boinpally Vinod Kumar – Vice Chairman Planning Board of Telangana, to the discussions with Sadguru Madhusudan Sai for Annapoorna Trust activities to happen in every nook and corner of Telangana. Fully confident of improved health standards of the children in the survey to be conducted by the NITI AAYOG (National Institute for Transforming India) next year, Sadguru gave word that He would be delighted to see happiness in the faces of children by then.

What started in Sircilla with just one hundred students, this programme has extended to 35,000 students in Karimnagar, 30,000 in Peddapally, and 15,000 in Jagtial, due to the initiatives taken by Sri Vinod Kumar. There has been a remarkable improvement in haemoglobin levels among the students. To address the ’hidden hunger’ in children, the requirement for micronutrients is met by providing the SaiSure Ragi variant in government schools. This programme is held in high esteem in the eyes of the government. Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust’s Morning Nutrition programme will undoubtedly bring about a remarkable change in nurturing the hapless, downtrodden hunger-stricken kids.

I pray to Sadguru Madhusudan Sai to extend this philanthropic service to all the government schools in Telangana in a phased manner. Service to man is service to God.

Sri Kannam Ramesh

Nodal officer, Karim Nagar district

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Morning Nutrition Launch in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh – 6th April 2023

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Post date April 8, 2023

Morning Nutrition Launch in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh – 6th April 2023

April 08, 2023

Annapoorna Morning Nutrition Program was launched in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on the auspicious occasion of Hanuman Jayanti on 06 April 2023 at BSA (Basic Shiksha Adhikari) office. ‘SaiSure Ragi’ variant will be served to nearly 1,200 government school-going children across 8 schools.

Ragi, or the finger millet, has a very good nutritional profile, encompassing all the essential macronutrients – carbohydrates, fibres, fats and proteins, along with noteworthy level of key micronutrients – vitamins and minerals. It has negligible levels of cholesterol and sodium, to promote heart wellness. In addition, ragi contains considerable quantities of vitamins C and E, to boost immune, skin and hair health. Being a good source of natural calcium, Ragi strengthens bones in growing children.

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Visit to schools in Murtizapur – Apr 2022

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Post date April 5, 2023

Visit to schools in Murtizapur – Apr 2022

April 5th, 2022

04 Apr 2022 was the day when SaiSure multi nutrient health mix was launched in Murtizapur by Bacchu Babarao Kadu – state minister of Education. Annapoorna Trust officials and volunteers started visiting Government schools in city and villages of Murtizapur the very next day to give a live demo in respective schools as to How to prepare SaiSure.

We started speaking to school authorities, cooks the amount of SaiSure that is required for each child per day which can either be mixed with hot milk or milk powder with hot water. We even provided details with regards to nutritional value of the SaiSure multi nutrient health mix. Told them how a malt-based composition for children is designed to meet 75% of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of most of the Micronutrients.

Santosh Agarwal – Annapoorna Co-ordinator, Vidarbha, Maharashtra spoke as, “Today Annapoorna Trust serves free morning nutrition to over 500,000 children at remote distant locations and various geographies across India in 6000+ schools across 22 States and 3 Union Territories. They also have their presence overseas in countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Nigeria, Sri Lanka & Australia. “

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