There is nothing more painful than witnessing a child attend an entire day of school on an empty stomach. Hunger doesn’t only eat away at our bodies, it diverts attention, kills curiosity and silences possibilities. For many children in Kenya, the empty plate has been the initial learning barrier.
Recent Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) statistics indicate that the number of severely food-insecure people increased from 7.1 million to 15.5 million in 2024. The data also reveals that one in every 10 Kenyan children is underweight.
