Daljit Sandhu

Karen's London Marathon 2016

Fundraising for The Akshaya Patra Foundation
£8,007
raised of £7,500 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2016, on 24 April 2017
We provide free school meals in India to ensure all children can go to school

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit Urban Exposure's Just Giving page. Karen Dunstan our General Counsel is running the marathon for Akshaya Patra, our corporate charity. 

Urban Exposure is proud to have been a sponsor of Akshaya Patra for the last two years. As a charity it delivers maximum impact for each pound it receives - reaching an astonishing 1.4m children each day. It's one of the most efficient and highly audited of charities in the world today.

About the Charity:

  • The Akshaya Patra Foundation provides hot, nutritious school meals to 1.4 million children every day across 10 states in India
  • £10 can feed 1 child for a whole year
  • £2500 can feed an entire school for a whole year
  • £0.96 from every £1.00 donated goes directly towards producing food for children

"These free midday meals encourage children to attend school and stay in school whilst tackling hunger and malnutrition. For many it will be the only meal they receive that day – and the biggest incentive to come to school. 

By providing free school meals, we are shaping the next generation of India's children, giving them the opportunity to have a career that previously was out of reach. 

Our Food for Education programme would not be sustainable if it wasn't truly making a difference. Our impact reports and Stories of Hope from young children who are beneficiaries of the midday meal demonstrate how effectively The Akshaya Patra Foundation is lifting Indian families out of poverty and enabling them to aim towards a better future
."

From Karen Dunstan, General Counsel, Urban Exposure:

"I'm really excited to be running the London Marathon again this year - my 3rd one - it doesn't get any easier!

I'm particularly inspired to raise money for such an amazing charity. If we reach our target of raising £2500, we will feed an entire school for an entire year. Any donations helping to deliver such incredible impact will be greatly appreciated."

Karen xxxx

Share this story

Help Daljit Sandhu

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the charity

We believe that no child should be deprived of education because of hunger. Every day we provide freshly cooked, nourishing free school lunches to 1.6 million children across India - enabling them to grow up healthily and to access the transformative power of education.

Donation summary

Total raised
£8,006.84
+ £1,329.39 Gift Aid
Online donations
£8,006.84
Offline donations
£0.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.