School Feeding Program

Our school feeding program provides a free daily breakfast and lunch to around 125 children in our school. Without this meal, many of these children would go through the school day without any food, severely impacting on both their well-being and their learning.

The Problem

Many children (4-7 years) arrive at school having had little or no breakfast. Without a breakfast and lunch at school some children would choose to stay at home, while those at school would go through the day learning on an empty stomach or be forced to walk home at lunchtime in the hope of finding a meal.

The Solution

Our feeding program provides our school with the foodstuffs to serve a daily term-time breakfast and lunch to each and every student. It is a basic but nutritious meal of maize/rice, beans and vegetables, however for many of these children, it is often their only guaranteed meal of the day.

The Impact

By providing a daily lunch to children in school we remove hunger as a barrier to learning. An active feeding program encourages pupils to attend school in the first place and then keeps them there throughout the day. The program also provides health and educational benefits to these vulnerable and impoverished children by helping to keep minds and bodies fueled for productive and successful learning, allowing them to focus on their education rather than their empty stomach.

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MatsaRigi CBO is a registered charity in the Republic of Kenya under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection through a State Department for Social Development as Community Based Organization vide SS/KFI/HD/LR/CBO/MLD-D/190/2020.