The journey of World Food Movement is inspired by the profound vision of Srila Prabhupada, the Founder-Acharya of ISKCON and the worldwide Hare Krishna Movement. His compassion for humanity laid the foundation for feeding those in need.

In 1974, upon witnessing children go hungry, Srila Prabhupada urged his followers to ensure that no one within a 10-mile radius of a temple should go hungry. With this story of compassion as inspiration, Akshaya Patra Foundation was created and began its school lunch program in the year 2000 by serving 1,500 children across five schools in Bengaluru, Karnataka (India). What started as a humble initiative has now grown into a nationwide movement in India, ensuring that no child is deprived of education due to hunger. Today, Akshaya Patra serves 2.25 million meals daily, making it the world’s largest NGO-run school meal program. Akshaya Patra has since served over 4 billion meals to school children across India.