By Shayle Havemann | Project leader
Introduction
Our school is located in a particularly deprived area of Mombasa. Many children can't access education due to lack of facilities, resources and funds for teachers. This means that families and communities struggle to break the cycle of poverty. Inconsistency or lack of teaching staff due to funding is common and a huge barrier to children's education. Health issues, in particular, hunger and its related ailments, keeps children away as food is prioritized over education.
Report
The school has now grown to 311 students who receive fruit in the morning a cooked lunch and an afternoon snack. Often this is the only meal that these children get. The slum is currently home to approximately 4000 children so there are still many more children going hungry. The feeding programme improves the health and wellbeing of children. Access, to what may be the only meals they receive in a day, incentivizes families to send their children to school. Children who are fed nutritious meals at school will be more able to engage with school activities and have greater prospects of reaching their full potential.
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