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distributors and employees, we are proud to collaborate of Akshaya Patra Foundation, said, “We are happy
with The Akshaya Patra Foundation to provide over to collaborate with Amway India once again. With
90,000 nutritious meals to children in government their generous support, we can provide over 90,000
schools alongside imparting essential nutrition nutritious meals to government school children
education. Through this initiative, students gain valuable through our 72 kitchens nationwide. This partnership
knowledge on making healthier choices—covering goes beyond just feeding children;it helps to ensure a
balanced diets, mental health, and hygiene practices— healthier future for the next generation. We sincerely
empowering them to lead brighter, healthier lives. We thank the Ministry of Education, Government of
India, and the state governments for their unwavering
firmly believe that proper nutrition is the foundation for
EMPOWERING the growth and success of young minds. In a country support, which enables us to continue nourishing
children across the country.”
where India contributes a third of the global burden
of malnutrition , nurturing children through adequate
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nutrition is not just important—it is essential. To this
Amway India’s efforts and initiatives are aligned with
CHILDREN: end, we’re steadfast in our commitment to building a its health and wellbeing vision that resonates with
the Government of India’s aim of building a healthier
healthier nation for a better tomorrow.”
nation. In addition to partnering with Akshaya Patra

Commenting on the occasion, Shridhar Vyankat
to promote good nutrition, this Children’s Day Amway
Nutrition, Education,

and a Healthier Nation

Nutrilite Marks 90 Years with a commitment to health: Providing
90,000 nutritious meals and conducting nutrition and hygiene

workshops in government schools

mway India, one of the leading companies In the spirit of Children’s Day, the initiative extended
supporting health and wellbeing needs, is further with educational sessions to empower
addressing the critical issue of childhood students with knowledge about nutrition, hygiene,
malnutrition through a transformative mental health, and balanced diets. Amway volunteers
A initiative to support a healthier future actively participated by serving nutritious meals to the
for India’s underprivileged children. According to the children. This impactful initiative spanned eight key
Ministry of Women and Child Development, 7.7% of locations: Delhi, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Pune,
children (around 43 lakh) in India are malnourished , Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Chennai, aiming to spark
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highlighting a critical issue that the government meaningful change for a brighter future.
is prioritizing with efforts to improve nutritional
outcomes. Committed to the cause of childhood Commenting on the Children’s Day initiative, Rajneesh
malnutrition, as part of Nutrilite’s 90th-anniversary Chopra, Managing Director, Amway India, said, “For
celebration, Amway, supported by its distributors and nine decades our flagship nutrition brand, Nutrilite, has
employees, has collaborated with The Akshaya Patra been inspiring people to live a healthy life by promoting
Foundation to sponsor over 90,000 nutritious meals for optimal health and wellbeing. As part of Nutrilite’s
children in government schools. 90th-anniversary celebrations, with the support of our https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/over-14-lakh-children-severely-malnourished-in-india-govt-101680100159342.html
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https://www.who.int/india/health- topics/nutrition#:~:text=India%20contributes%20a%20third%20of,the%20attainment%20of%20global%20targets
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