School Lunch Funding

Our work began as a result of the urgent need to help the hungry girls at St Michael’s Primary School and trying to support the girls’ nutritional needs throughout the school day.

Supporting schools with kitchens, storerooms, equipment etc so that they are able to provide school lunches for their pupils will always be at the heart of all our work.

As of 2024 we have funded over 2 million bowls of maize-based porridge.

The benefits we have seen since starting the meal programme include:

  • Better concentration in class

  • Improved attendance

  • Better exam results

  • Staff are able to carry out their teaching more effectively

Your donations help fund:

  • A child for a term of school lunches

  • Fuel - firewood for the fuel efficient stoves

  • Cooks’ salaries

  • School Lunch is so important

  • Moringa is a super food and very easy to grow

  • Everywhere in the world where there is malnutrition (red) the Moringa Tree will grow (green) it is called the Miracle Tree

  • A Sweet Banana is a real treat

  • We couldn’t do what we do without the financial help from so many

  • Thank you

The Miracle Tree

To improve the nutritional intake of the primary school children sweet bananas are given to the whole school and locally grown Moringa powder is combined with their food.

Moringa is known as ‘The Miracle Tree’ in Sub Saharan Africa due to its nutritional properties. 

Nutritional values v.  Moringa

  • 4 x Vitamin A in carrots

  • 7 x Vitamin C in Oranges 

  • 4 x Calcium in Milk

  • 3 x Potassium in a Banana 

  • 3 x Iron in Spinach

To ensure a regular supply of Moringa local farmers are paid to grow and supply Moringa to the school.

The agriculture teacher, nurse and all staff ensure that the children understand the importance of a varied nutritious diet.

In 2023 we started a partnership with Slow Food Uganda who have funding for School Gardens throughout Uganda.  The first workshop was on making green manure, and the educators return termly to instruct the schools on seed collection, storage and seed sharing. This is a three year training programme for pupils and the agriculture teacher.