Education  Kenya Project #30316

Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children

by The Rahul Kotak Foundation
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Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
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Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children
Give Hope to Kisumu's Underprivileged Children

Summary

These are challenging times - we are experiencing brutal economic, social and political realities. In Kisumu, the current economic downturn is the harshest for the most vulnerable due to the pandemic and inflation, adversely affecting many students. RKF's main aim is to ensure school children living in marginalised communities always have access to good quality education, two hot meals daily, books, learning materials, and scholarships that will lift an entire generation out of poverty.

$125,000
total goal
$25,246
remaining
288
donors
5
monthly donors
6
fundraisers
7
years

Challenge

Despite free primary education since 2003, lack of access to school meals continues to pose a significant educational barrier. Nearly 8.4 million children in Kenya go without school meals. Poor policy implementation, widespread corruption and inequitable resource distribution further exacerbate this, widening the gap for the most vulnerable. Many solutions addressing this problem create dependency and diminish public school communities' agency to participate in and own solutions to their problem

Solution

RKF's unique School Meals Program uses a community-centred approach to build eco-friendly community kitchens in public primary schools. These kitchens provide two nutritious, hot meals to students at an affordable cost of Ksh.30 ($0.22) daily through a diverse, balanced diet incorporating fruits and vegetables. It also creates employment and upskilling opportunities for women, typically single mothers from the community and income-generating opportunities for local farmers and small businesses.

Long-Term Impact

The project will impact ~10,000 public school students and their families (approx. 40,000 community members) in the slums and rural areas of Kisumu County by providing constant access to affordable, highly nutritious meals daily. It will help them concentrate in the classroom, increase attendance and performance in school, and improve their nutrition and health, uplifting an entire generation of children out of poverty. It will build community participation and ownership to address school hunger

Resources

Organization Information

The Rahul Kotak Foundation

Location: Kisumu, Kisumu County - Kenya
Website:
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Twitter: @TheRKFoundation
Project Leader:
Mansi Kotak
Kisumu , Kisumu County Kenya
$99,754 raised of $125,000 goal
 
1,092 donations
$25,246 to go
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