Early learning for Mozambican children Empower Mozambican girls to go to high school A student enjoying her school lunch Teachers and students at Duvane Primary School

Mozambique School Lunch Initiative

Org #85945
Vetted since 2020
2016
year founded
$57,202
raised on GlobalGiving
3
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:

Sep 6, 2023
Lessons on the school bus!
Greetings from Mozambique!  In rural Chokwe District, a school bus makes a big difference for girls' education. With the high school far away, walking is often not viable, and could also be...
Aug 6, 2023
Improving child nutrition through school lunches
Greetings from Mozambique! Over the last several months, our team has been working hard to serve school lunches to 2,000 chilren every day across eight primary schools in rural Mozambique. A key...
Jul 9, 2023
Tracking health outcomes for preschool students
The first 5 years of life are widely considered critical for a child's growth and development. For this reason, we play close attention to the nutrition of our preschool students, measuring height and...
 
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