In June, I had the opportunity to travel to Kenya to visit rural schools, surrounded by farmland, that are enrolled in our Feed for Knowledge project implemented in partnership with Rural Family Hope.
The Feed for Knowledge project supports seven schools in southwestern Kenya through a school feeding program that holistically reduces malnutrition and boosts education, agriculture, livelihoods and health.
Did you know students at seven schools in Kenya no longer have to walk to and from school daily to acquire water? Find out more in the second installment of our It Starts With a Meal: Kenya story series.
Guest blogger Scott Chapman, a multisite franchise partner with Zambrero, shares his experience going on a vision trip to Kenya with Rise Against Hunger to visit feeding programs supported by the nonprofit.
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