By Celia Booher | Indiana Program Coordinator
Michele and Malchizedek get a vigorous work out every day. Their route to Nametsa Primary School in Western Kenya is down a rocky mountainside.The return involves climbing large boulders on the uphill trek. It takes them over an hour each way.
The two children live with their mother and grandmother. Their family grows maize on the rocky hillside and sells it in the local roadside market. With limited resources, the family struggles to cover the expense of basic necessities.
Both students are grateful for the daily school lunch they receive from the Umoja Project. The simple maize and beans meal helps them continue to grow and provides vital nutrition. The meal allows them to focus on their studies at school. School lunch keeps our Umoja scholars in school and allows children to finish primary school instead of foraging for food.
The Umoja Project provides a network of care for orphaned children. More than 3,200 students in the Chulaimbo, Kenya area receive daily school lunch, nourishing their bodies and minds.
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