Education & Support for Vulnerable Children, Kenya

Dear Supporter,

When you walk through the courtyard of Nyota school during break time and you pop into the classrooms where students are drinking their morning porridge, you begin to understand the effect that this feeding programme has on these children. Without it, it is almost guaranteed that the number of students would drastically reduce. Hunger is prevalent throughout these slums and these children would go hungry far too many times in a day without the school and their dedicated cooks. 

The school day starts at 7am and ends at 5 pm, and the children benefit equally from the guaranteed daily nutritious meals and their education. Without this feeding programme, the majority of the students would not be able to attend school because their priorities would shift towards food, not to school and a certified education.

Not only does the feeding programme guarantee the children staying at school for the full day and receiving the education they deserve, but it also increases their performance during lessons. The meals the children receive at Nyota always contain either beans or pojo (green grams) which provide them with much needed protein, as well as either rice or ugali (maize meal) which help them to feel full throughout the day.

The children continue to benefit with improved health, fewer absentee days and improvedacademic results. The GVI Charitable Trust and Nyota management are currently seeking donors to support this programme beyond the March 2015 school term.

Thank you for your continued support.

All the best,

GVI Mombasa