Inter-Cultur / Development Cooperation / Kenya / Implementation of a community canteen for children and families of Saint Augustine School affected by COVID and locust infestation, Lodwar-Kenya.

Kenya
Implementation of a community canteen for children and families of Saint Augustine School affected by COVID and locust infestation, Lodwar-Kenya.

Duration
2020 – 2021

Budget
55 000 €

Beneficiaries
Children

Kenya has made significant efforts to increase its education and literacy levels. In 2022, youth literacy rate amounted to 89 percent.
↑ Kenya has made significant efforts to increase its education and literacy levels. In 2022, youth literacy rate amounted to 89 percent.
Zero hunger (SDG 2)Good health and well-being (SDG 3)

Canteen Construction

In Lodwar, a village in the province of Turkana, the Inter-Cultur project aimed to reduce nutritional vulnerability among children, expectant mothers, and families in the community served by Saint Augustine Primary School. In poor rural villages, children are particularly vulnerable, with many families living below the poverty line on less than $1.5 a day. As a result, malnutrition and undernutrition among students and families have been reported to be on the rise.

As a result, various stakeholders have joined forces to promote school food security programs for children, their families, and other community members. People who are acutely or chronically malnourished have weaker immune systems and therefore fewer means to prevent the spread of the virus. To address this problem, Inter-Cultur, together with the Spanish Fundación del Valle, built a canteen for children at Saint Augustine Primary School. The canteen was also equipped with equipment for better nutrition. In addition, as part of the project, a series of lectures on hygiene and health were organized to facilitate the spread of disease in village communities.

Key Achievements and Outcomes:

  • Constructed a new canteen with furniture so that the students can eat in hygienic condition. 
  • Provided lectures on better hygiene for the kids and their families. 

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In addition to getting education, schools in Lodwar also offer the kids a meal. This helps to reduce malnutrition in otherwise poor communities.
↑ In addition to getting education, schools in Lodwar also offer the kids a meal. This helps to reduce malnutrition in otherwise poor communities.
Through better hygienic conditions and nutrition, the children have more energy to study and play outside.
↑ Through better hygienic conditions and nutrition, the children have more energy to study and play outside.
Many Kenyan rural communities still lack the infrastructure to support proper hygienic conditions, even in public spaces. By funding the construction of community canteen in the town of Lodwar, Inter-Cultur has been able to help reduce the spread of illnesses and improved the nutrition of hundreds of children.
↑ Many Kenyan rural communities still lack the infrastructure to support proper hygienic conditions, even in public spaces. By funding the construction of community canteen in the town of Lodwar, Inter-Cultur has been able to help reduce the spread of illnesses and improved the nutrition of hundreds of children.

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