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Our Partnerships Director, Mrs Huguette Kazeneza attending the Kenya Chapter of the School Meals Coalition meeting at World Vision East Africa offices. www.cupofuji.org

Excited to share this Forbes article written by Daphne Ewing-Chow , which highlights the work we do and the transformative impact of school meals in Kenya. Thanks to a grant from The Rockefeller Foundation , we are piloting an innovative program that not only provides nutritious meals to school children at G.K Athi River Primary School in Kitengela, Kajiado county, Kenya, but also promotes climate resilience and economic equity. A huge thank you to Forbes and The Rockefeller Foundation for the support! Check out the article here: https://lnkd.in/g745BZ7t . #FoodSecurity #SchoolMeals #Kenya #CupofUji #RockefellerFoundation #Forbes #ClimateSmartSolutions #Education

Excited to share this Forbes article written by Daphne Ewing-Chow , which highlights the work we do and the transformative impact of school meals in Kenya. Thanks to a grant from The Rockefeller Foundation , we are piloting an innovative program that not only provides nutritious meals to school children at G.K Athi River Primary School in Kitengela, Kajiado county, Kenya, but also promotes climate resilience and economic equity. A huge thank you to Forbes and The Rockefeller Foundation for the support! Check out the article here: https://lnkd.in/g745BZ7t . #FoodSecurity #SchoolMeals #Kenya #CupofUji #RockefellerFoundation #Forbes #ClimateSmartSolutions #Education

Today marks the start of an exciting journey between Cup Of Uji and County Government of Kajiado through the signing of an MoU for the provision of daily porridge to all ECDE learners in the county. The MoU has been signed by H.E Martin Moshisho the Deputy Governor, representing Kajiado County government and Mr Francis Otieno Amonde, representing Cup Of Uji. The signing was witnessed by Kajiado County's CECM for Education Madam Janet Sereu, the Chief Officer for Education Madam Naomi Parinkoi and the Director ECDE Mr John Sipitiet. We look forward to creating lasting impact in the lives of Kajiado County’s children in line with the county's agenda for equitable access to quality education. www.cupofuji.org

Happy #MashujaaDay ! Today, we celebrate countless individuals whose 10/= daily support through MPESA Paybill number: 891300, Account number: HOPE , organisations, suppliers, companies, and a dedicated team of volunteers, whose efforts have ensured that over 17,000 children continue to receive daily school meals. THANK YOU SO MUCH! You are our #Shujaa! www.cupofuji.org #MashujaaDay2024

It's International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and we are grateful to individuals who sponsor our students through high school and university education and partners like Krones who currently support 6 students out of the over 20 students we have under our #BuildingLIVESScholarship program; the late Nelson Mandela once said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” According to The World Bank WDI Report 2022, every US $ 1 spent on education, increases a country's GDP by over $ 20 on average. www.cupofuji.org MPESA Paybill number: 891300, Account number: HOPE #EndPoverty #NoPoverty #Education

#WorldFoodDay Fighting #hunger while driving the #education of school children in Kenya through #schoolmeals . www.cupofuji.org #CupOfUji #PartnershipsForGood #WorldFoodForum #WorldFoodDay2024

Today marks #WorldFoodDay, an initiative by FAO to raise awareness and drive action for those suffering from #hunger. This year's theme, "Right to Food for a Better Life and a Better Future," emphasizes the importance of ensuring access to healthy diets for all. But picture this: close to 10 million school children in Kenya still lack access to #schoolmeals . At Cup of Uji, we are striving to bridge the school meals gap by providing a daily nutritious #CupOfUji (cup of porridge), ensuring that no child is left behind. To be able to fight hunger and drive the education of school children in Kenya, we need your support. We are currently looking to raise an additional 153,000 cups of porridge at Ksh 10/= per cup, even as we push towards feeding 100,000 school-going children daily. MPESA Paybill number: 891300, Account number: HOPE www.cupofuji.org

10th October marked World Porridge Day, and what a journey it has been! From serving just over 100 cups of porridge daily in 1 county in 2011 to now over 17,000 cups of porridge daily across 6 counties, with a cup of porridge costing KSh.10/=, we have made incredible strides in addressing #hunger and #malnutrition in communities across Kenya while also driving the #education of Kenya's children. We could not have achieved all these without the support of all our supporters, partners, friends, and the communities we serve. Here are a few milestones we have realised along the way: 1. Fortified porridge flour: We transitioned from using pure maize flour, moved to pure millet flour to currently using fortified porridge flour (a mixture of maize, millet, soya, vitamins and vital nutrients), in line with the findings from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ’s 2017 Goalkeepers Report on malnutrition. This shift has enabled us to better nourish the children we serve in the 6 different counties, ensuring they receive vital nutrients. 2. Increase in school enrolment: Our provision of a daily nutritious #CupOfUji (cup of porridge) has contributed to a significant increase in school enrolment, encouraging more families to send their children to school and ensuring access to both education and nourishment. 3. Reduction in early pregnancies and child marriages in the schools we support: We have observed a reduction in early pregnancies and marriages among girls in the schools we support, promoting gender equality in education. This aligns with insights from the Girl Capital report by the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) demonstrating how interventions by organisations such as Cup Of Uji can help keep girls in school and on track for a brighter future. 4. Clean cooking: With climate change being one of the major causes of hunger and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa, we are embracing clean cooking methods. Thanks to our partners Sheffield Africa Ltd , BURN , and The Rockefeller Foundation , we are addressing both environmental challenges and food insecurity. We are now looking to grow our impact to feeding 100,000 school children daily (With 10/=, you guarantee a cup of porridge for one child, for a day and you can use MPESA Paybill number: 891300, Account number: HOPE , to support). Special thanks to the supporters who have joined us on our journey since 2011. Together, let us continue to fight hunger, drive education and empower communities, one cup of porridge at a time. www.cupofuji.org