Children's welfare
School meals
A hot lunch that brings children to class and helps them learn.
Illustrative photo: bill wegener / Unsplash
Objective for the 2026 funding round
Serve a hot, nutritious lunch every school day to 3,000 children, so hunger no longer keeps them out of class or stops them learning.
Who it reaches: Primary schools in food-insecure areas where many children arrive having eaten nothing.
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From $75: a term of school lunches for one child.
The need
Many children walk to school without breakfast and cannot concentrate by mid-morning. A daily meal is often the single biggest reason a poor family keeps a child in school, and the only balanced meal that child gets.
What your gift does
- $75a term of school lunches for one child
- $225a full school year of lunches for one child
- $1,200a school kitchen's cooking stove and utensils
Where your donation goes
The planned budget for this cause. Every quarter, the field report shows what was actually spent against each line.
- FoodMaize, beans, vegetables and fortified flour, bought locally where possible.55%$124 of $225
- Cooks and kitchen running costsPaid cooks, fuel and water.18%$41 of $225
- Kitchens and fuel-efficient stovesSafe cooking spaces that use half the firewood.12%$27 of $225
- School gardensVegetables grown by pupils and parents to top up the meals.7%$16 of $225
- Monitoring and reportingMeal counts, attendance and growth checks each term.8%$18 of $225
How we do it
- 1
We partner with schools that have a parent committee willing to cook and manage stores.
- 2
Maize, beans and vegetables are bought from local farmers where possible.
- 3
Daily meal registers are kept by the school and checked on visits.
- 4
Schools add school gardens so part of the food is grown on site.
What we measure and report
Targets for the 2026 funding round. Results against each one are published in the quarterly field report sent to every donor to this cause.
| Measure | Target |
|---|---|
| Children fed daily | 3,000 |
| Meals served per term | 180,000 |
| Food bought from local farmers | 70% |
| Change in attendance vs. prior year | +10% |
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Choose an amount
- $75a term of school lunches for one child
- $225a full school year of lunches for one child
- $1,200a school kitchen's cooking stove and utensils
Gifts start at $50. Choose your own amount on the next page.
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