At Weldman we believe in giving back to the world and society we live in. We support and donate to the following two organizations because we believe that our corporate social responsibilities are best expressed and exemplified by these two bodies. Akshaya Patra is a Non-governmental foundation promoting and providing the midday meal program in India.It is currently the world’s largest NGO midday meal program for underprivileged school children. The program started in 2000 by feeding 1500 children from a temporary kitchen in Bangalore. Today the program serves freshly cooked, healthy meals daily to over a million underprivileged children in over eight states with 18 kitchens in India. It costs $31 to feed a child daily for the entire school year. With an average government subsidy of 50 percent, $31 can feed two children. For many of the children this is their only complete meal for the day. This gives them an incentive to come to school, stay in school and provides them with the necessary nutrients they need to develop their cognitive abilities to focus on learning.