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Our Mission
Feeding Primary School Students in Uganda
Our main project is feeding students. We are currently feeding more than 3500 students each school day.
We are a small, dedicated organization in Central Uganda whose mission is to help poor children by providing a nutritious, daily meal that keep them in the classroom. It started with an idea to help farmers in Central Uganda have a place to mill their grain and evolved into feeding more than 3,500 primary students per day.
Uganda has no government program to feed students. So, over the years, non-profit organizations have stepped in. In the district where we are located in Central Uganda, there are more than 25,000 primary school students and most attend poor government schools.
To succeed in school, children have to eat. Many students walk more than an hour to school on an empty stomach and wait until mid-day for the one meal we provide.
We use our grain mill, Farmer's Outlet Uganda, to buy grain and mill posho (ground corn) and the parents provide the beans. Schools plant gardens to provide vegetables and broth. This meal provides approximately 850 calories of protein, fat, and carbohydrates.
When we start providing lunch, schools grow. One of our original schools had 150 students and now they have grown to 550.
It is great to feed students but the huge growth also brings new problems to our schools. Before we add new schools to our program we look holistically at each and access their needs. When needed we have special projects to add clean water, solar lighting, enhanced kitchens, latrines and desks.
