Feed 200 Children Living in Kibera Slum

21,140 meals, that is the number of meals we served the school term that just ended a two weeks ago.

The success of the feeding programme is as a result of differents people working together. You, the donor who selflessly gives, the mamnagement team that ensures the funds are used in the most  efficient way, the Child Welfare officer who not only ensures the food is bought but monitors the number of meals served, the kitchen staff who are always among the first to arrive in school to prepare breakfast and of course the children who enjoy every meal served. 

This term,however , we saw the power of community in school when the country faced an acute shortage of maize meal, a huge component of our meals. Our supplier couldn't be able to supply the amounts required as his stock was stretched to the limit as everyone sought  his services. Maize meal is a staple in most of Kenyan households and the shortage affected everyone despite their socio economic class.

Despite the shortage, we had to provide meals for the children and so staff members joined together and sought out different suppliers and eventually, a member of the community and a friend of Turning Point became our supplier for the remainder of the term and ensured we had all the supplies we required even as the Nation's supply normalised later.

The power of community, within and without the school, is an important part of the programmes we run and as we grow as an organization we are continually challenged to harness our relationships more.

We hope that with every report, you continue to feel part of this growing community. We appreciate that you made the 21,140 meals possible.

The school feeding program officially marked 14 years this March and we are excited for the far we have come. In 2003, our work in Kibera started with a bowl full of porridge and 5 kids and now we have grown to feeding 151 children two meals a day in two different centres.

We still believe in the power of the feeding programme because the children attending our education programme come from some of the poorest families and therefore they rely on the meals we serve in school since the provision at home is irregular and sometimes hardly enough. This serves to not only keep them regularly attending school but they also get to concentrate in class since they don’t have to deal with hunger.

We also get to celebrate the 14^th year with a student council leader, Raphael, who is in charge of the dining, exciting times! He asked a few of his friends why they think the feeding is important and these are the responses they gave him:

“Because it helps us maintain good health”

“Because it makes us strong”

“If we don’t eat we will die”

“It is important because it helps the poor children”

We are looking forward to continuing helping the children stay healthy, strong, alive and realising their potential that will cause them to break from the cycle of poverty.