Turning Point Trust would like to provide holiday food packs to children and their families from 240 households comprising of over 1,500 individuals in Kibera during the 9-week school holiday in November and December. This is aimed at reducing holiday hunger among the children, and to keep them away from engaging in crime and child labour to find food when schools are out.
Turning Point runs a school feeding programme that aims to increase school enrolment, class participation and reduce short term hunger as well as contribute to improved nutrition levels among children its education programmes in Kibera, Nairobi. The children depend on food offered by the school feeding programme. When schools close, many of them are forced to search for food outside their homes either by begging in the streets, working or searching for leftovers in waste bins.
The school holiday programme offers food items to 240 children attending Turning Point Trust's education programmes. The programme offers corn flour, rice, beans, soap, sugar, and cooking oil to these households, enough to sustain them for 8-9 weeks during the holidays in November and December. The parents and guardians are expected to cook these foods at home for their children.
The programme contributes to the reduced number of children dropping out of school or not returning to school after holidays because they don't have to engage in crime, undignified activities, or go out to look for food to feed themselves and their families. The programme also ensures there is no nutrition loss among the children during the holidays. This contributes to an increase in the school completion rate in Kibera and children will be on the right track towards life success.
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