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Education & meals · Masaka, Uganda
A hot meal every school day for 240 children
Posho, beans and a cup of porridge for every child at a village primary school for a full school year.
The story
Teachers at the primary school tell us the same thing every term: attendance drops when there is nothing to eat at school. Many of the 240 pupils walk more than an hour to class and go home to a single evening meal. A child who has not eaten does not learn, and often does not come at all.
This appeal pays for a hot lunch on every school day of the year: maize flour, beans, cooking oil and firewood, bought from farmers in the same sub-county, and a cup of porridge at morning break for the youngest. Two cooks from the parents' committee are paid a modest wage.
The school keeps a daily attendance and meals register that our team checks on each visit. We publish the numbers in our updates so you can see what your gift is doing.
Use of funds
The goal of $18,000 is planned as follows. Receipts and photos are posted in the updates below as the money is spent.
- Maize flour, beans and oil for the school year$12,600
- Morning porridge for the youngest classes$2,400
- Two cooks from the parents' committee$1,800
- Firewood, pots, plates and storage$1,200
Organizer
Institute field team, Masaka
International Institute for Social Impact · Albuquerque, New Mexico. Our team organizes every appeal with the community or family it supports.
Updates
No updates posted yet. Our team shares photos and notes as the appeal moves forward.
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