Early learning for Mozambican children Empower Mozambican girls to go to high school A student with a full plate! A student enjoying a sweet potato for lunch

Mozambique School Lunch Initiative

Org #85945
Vetted since 2020 Top Ranked Effective Nonprofit
2016
year founded
$54,309
raised on GlobalGiving
2
years fundraising
1
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Our mission is to improve child nutrition and education outcomes in rural Mozambique. We address the immediate needs of child hunger and poor school performance by providing school lunch programs in rural schools. This increases children's nutritional intake and empower them to learn on a full stomach. We also address the longer-term root causes of child malnutrition by working with the local communities to stimulate agricultural development and reduce poverty. The school lunch program partners with local farmer associations, facilitating access to training and improved inputs, and then provides a stable anchor buyer through the school lunch program's procurement. In doing so, our go... read more

Project Leaders
Cara Myers
Cara Myers
Ahuti Kumar
Ahuti Kumar
Team
Cara Myers, Roberto Mutisse, Talvina Ualane, Jaime Chichango
Organization Information
5105 S PARK LANE
SPOKANE, WA 99223
United States
5095706618
Organization Information
5105 S PARK LANE
SPOKANE, WA 99223
United States
5095706618

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Mar 13, 2023
Learning gains for our preschool students
We are excited to start the 2023 school year with more preschool students than ever in our two community-based preschools in Chokwe district, Mozambique.  Last year we were able to track...
Jan 13, 2023
Empowering Mozambican girls to stay in school
Greetings from Mozambique! 1. The first pillar is access. The secondary schools are typically too far away for students from rural villages to reach by foot. That’s why MSLI started a free...
Dec 19, 2022
Lunches for learning
The 2022 school year has come to a close in Mozambique, and once again we have seen just how much the school lunch program makes a difference in keeping kids in school and helping them learn. This...
 
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