Help fund a porridge kitchen for children in Kenya

The Nasio Trust's Porridge Kitchen project has been running for over 10 months and has reached over 200 children and vulnerable mothers suffering from malnutrition. Established on a rotational and needs-basis, children enrolled in the project are 'graduated out' once their Body Mass Index (BMI) reaches the medically-healthy level for their age. This allows the charity to enrol other children in need while continuing to provide essential monitoring support to those who have been exited. 

The twenty children and mothers currently benefitting from the programme have seen significant positive change. Four children have already been discharged and have reached normal nutritional levels. None of the children are in a severe and acute stage of malnutrition. The other affected children continue to be provided with porridge made out of millets and spirulina to bolster their health. Sharon, the Nasio Trust's nutritionist, and Eunice, the manager in-charge of the project have successfully transformed the porridge kitchen into a space where mothers can relax, have a meal, and be educated in important childcare and nutritional facts. Instead of being held at Nasio's medical centre, the porridge kitchen is now held at different locations across Musanda to ensure that no mother and child have to travel unfairly long distances to avail the porridge.

We would like to thank our supporters for their genority that has enabled us to make a tangible difference to vulnerable children's lives and ensure that they have the food security they need to grow into healthy adults.  

Links:

• Visit our website to learn more about Nasio's projects