Our Impact
Our Impact
When basic needs are lacking, people become desperate and will compromise everything in the struggle to survive.
One of the most basic needs is food.
We provide porridge and daily warm school meals to nursery and primary pupils, taking some pressure off parents and guardians, and on children who otherwise will need to start working, begging, or stealing at a very young age.
Primary schools in Kenya are almost free, yet many children are not in school due to lack of food at home. They are forced to contribute to the household income in order to pay rent, buy food etc: survival is the priority.
The feeding program gives families the chance to change that priority to schooling and allow children to create a future for themselves.
— Rita, primary school teacher in Kenya
When basic needs are lacking, people become desperate and will compromise everything in the struggle to survive.
One of the most basic needs is food.
We provide porridge and daily warm school meals to nursery and primary pupils, taking some pressure off parents and guardians, and on children who otherwise will need to start working, begging, or stealing at a very young age.
Primary schools in Kenya are almost free, yet many children are not in school due to lack of food at home. They are forced to contribute to the household income in order to pay rent, buy food etc: survival is the priority.
The feeding program gives families the chance to change that priority to schooling and allow children to create a future for themselves.
— Rita, primary school teacher in Kenya
Did you know that you can hear the difference between a playground on a school with and without a feeding program?
In an environment where poverty, drug and alcohol addictions, abuse and child labour are the standard it is extremely hard for young Kenyans to focus.
Nutritious meals give students energy to play, run, create, learn, and the energy to focus. School grades are up by 50% after our feeding programs are in place for 6 years.
Our programs also ensure students have shelter.
Since we take away the pressure from a parent to provide food every day, children are not obliged to start working, begging or stealing at a young age. With food taken care of for the children, parents are more able to pay their rent. Having a stable home creates safety and the stability to focus: one of the most important foundations in the journey out of poverty.
Finally, we help students focus through our counseling program. Coming from a poor background means they are often not equipped to deal with the stress, decision making, and workload of school. Our counseling program helps students to deal with these and other issues, allowing them to stay on track with their wealthier and more privileged peers.
Did you know that you can hear the difference between a playground on a school with and without a feeding program?
In an environment where poverty, drug and alcohol addictions, abuse and child labour are the standard it is extremely hard for young Kenyans to focus.
Nutritious meals give students energy to play, run, create, learn, and the energy to focus. School grades are up by 50% after our feeding programs are in place for 6 years.
Our programs also ensure students have shelter.
Since we take away the pressure from a parent to provide food every day, children are not obliged to start working, begging or stealing at a young age. With food taken care of for the children, parents are more able to pay their rent. Having a stable home creates safety and the stability to focus: one of the most important foundations in the journey out of poverty.
Finally, we help students focus through our counseling program. Coming from a poor background means they are often not equipped to deal with the stress, decision making, and workload of school. Our counseling program helps students to deal with these and other issues, allowing them to stay on track with their wealthier and more privileged peers.
We focus on helping children from the most challenging and unstable backgrounds. Many come from single parent households where lack of food, unemployment, diseases and addictions are common. We help in changing those environments into more constructive ones.
Our feeding program creates stability, both for the children as well as for the parents.
Circumstances no longer force a parent to compromise everything because she/he knows that their child will get food every day at school.
Stability gives a parent the possibility to pay the rent, repair the house, pay a medical bill, buy clothes and apply for a job. In short, be able to be a better parent!
We realized that challenges at home have a negative effect on the development of a child. Therefore we provide counseling to parents as well. Many of them never have never been to school, and therefore have a hard time supporting their children’s education.
Our students in turn help their own families by sharing the knowledge and empowerment that they gathered through our programs. Former students also support their families financially.
Thus helping one student benefits a whole family.
— Nelson Mandela
We focus on helping children from the most challenging and unstable backgrounds. Many come from single parent households where lack of food, unemployment, diseases and addictions are common. We help in changing those environments into more constructive ones.
Our feeding program creates stability, both for the children as well as for the parents.
Circumstances no longer force a parent to compromise everything because she/he knows that their child will get food every day at school.
Stability gives a parent the possibility to pay the rent, repair the house, pay a medical bill, buy clothes and apply for a job. In short, be able to be a better parent!
We realized that challenges at home have a negative effect on the development of a child. Therefore we provide counseling to parents as well. Many of them never have never been to school, and therefore have a hard time supporting their children’s education.
Our students in turn help their own families by sharing the knowledge and empowerment that they gathered through our programs. Former students also support their families financially.
Thus helping one student benefits a whole family.
— Nelson Mandela
A better future, that is our goal. Every program has been designed to enable young Kenyans to have a better future.
- The school feeding program creates stability by having the basic needs to survive. Meals given at school ensure that young Kenyans are learning the basics skills needed in life.
- The secondary and college programs help them to develop themselves academically.
- The counseling programs help them to become responsible adults with higher self esteem.
- Last but not least, we help our former students with job training and placement.
These young Kenyans grow up to be professionals, health care workers, teachers, builders, parents and loving husbands and wives. In return, our former students give back to the programs, completing the cycle of success!
They have made a change in their lives. Together we are changing the future for Kenya!
Quote: When i am done with my studies i want to start my own pharmacy and financially help the pupils who went to the same primary school I did – Kennedy (former student – see video)
Kennedy successfully started his own pharmacy and is now a proud sponsor of the BFK programs.
A better future, that is our goal. Every program has been designed to enable young Kenyans to have a better future.
- The school feeding program creates stability by having the basic needs to survive. Meals given at school ensure that young Kenyans are learning the basics skills needed in life.
- The secondary and college programs help them to develop themselves academically.
- The counseling programs help them to become responsible adults with higher self esteem.
- Last but not least, we help our former students with job training and placement.
These young Kenyans grow up to be professionals, health care workers, teachers, builders, parents and loving husbands and wives. In return, our former students give back to the programs, completing the cycle of success!
They have made a change in their lives. Together we are changing the future for Kenya!
Quote: When i am done with my studies i want to start my own pharmacy and financially help the pupils who went to the same primary school I did – Kennedy (former student – see video)
Kennedy successfully started his own pharmacy and is now a proud sponsor of the BFK programs.
Making an impact at every age with our range of programs
For any chance out of poverty, food and education are needed. Let’s give them that chance!