Thanks to private donations solicited by MANDO, 520 pupils have lunches at Enkoireroi Primary School (Eremit community in Kajiado county, Kenya). Because some of the children walk up to 10 miles to school, many would drop out without something to get them through the day.

Benefits were almost immediately discernable: Increased school attendance, more energy and focus in the afternoon, better overall health and increased enrollment at the school.

Thanks to David Van't Hof of Portland, Oregon USA, donations have made possible two school years of lunches.

Donations are needed to make the program ongoing as well as to expand to two more schools - Nkuyan and Eremit primary schools which have 350 and 650 children respectively. Cost would be $3315 and $5685.

MANDO's sister nonprofit organization in the United States, Investments for Developing Communities (IDC), takes in and forwards donations.

The Maasai community whose children go to the school guard stored food, pay a parent a small fee to cook the food and supply water and fuel.