Lishe Kwa Mtoto — A Ray of Hope Kenya InitiativeSDG 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 17
Lishe Kwa Mtoto
No child should learn on an empty stomach. Lishe Kwa Mtoto delivers nutritious daily meals to schools across Kenya's Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, so hunger never gets between a child and their education.
What this program does
Lishe Kwa Mtoto (Swahili for 'nutrition for the child') is BintiCare Foundation Kenya's school feeding program. It supplies schools in food-insecure regions with a fortified porridge flour blend, giving children a reliable, nutritious meal that keeps them in the classroom and able to concentrate.
Quick Facts
Why this program exists
Born in 2024 from a simple belief: no child should learn on an empty stomach. What began as a single outreach quickly revealed a deeper challenge — children arriving at school without breakfast, relying on a single school meal for nutrition all day. Lishe Kwa Mtoto grew into a structured school feeding program reaching Kenya's Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, where food insecurity affects thousands of families. Today it advances SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) by ensuring nutritious meals, SDG 3 (Good Health) by supporting healthy growth, and SDG 4 (Quality Education) by keeping learners in class and able to focus.
Lishe Mix — our nutrient-rich porridge flour (90kg bag)
What we're working to achieve
Eliminate hunger as a barrier to learning
Ensure every enrolled child has access to at least one nutritious meal during the school day.
Improve child nutrition outcomes
Provide a fortified blend of maize, millet, sorghum, cassava and soybeans to support healthy growth.
Keep children in school
Reduce absenteeism and drop-out linked to hunger, especially in ASAL regions.
Build community ownership
Work with school committees and parents to sustain feeding programs long-term.
How the program runs day to day
Bulk procurement of Lishe Mix
Sourcing maize, millet, sorghum, cassava and soybeans and blending them into a nutrient-dense porridge flour.
School kitchen support
Providing cooking equipment and training to school kitchen staff for safe food preparation.
Daily meal distribution
Coordinating with teachers and volunteers to serve meals to learners every school day.
Monitoring & reporting
Tracking attendance and nutrition outcomes to measure the program's impact over time.
What this program has achieved so far
In their own words
"When children are fed, they can focus. When they focus, they can learn. When they learn, they can lead."
— BintiCare Foundation KenyaLishe Kwa Mtoto in pictures
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