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The Sh15 lunch programme keeping children in school

An employee of Food for Education Founder Wawira Njiru at work in Murara Primary School, Dagoretti, Nairobi on February 15. [Samson Wire, Standard]

For millions of Kenyan primary school pupils, the promise of a free lunch might just be the only reason keeping them in class.

“Hungry kids cannot learn or grow,” explains Food for Education founder Wawira Njiru.

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