GIVING DIGEST | Wawira Njiru: Is Serving More Than Meals
From 25 plates to over half a million, that’s the story of Wawira Njiru, a woman who turned privilege into purpose.
Raised in a humble Kenyan home without running water or electricity, Wawira never knew hunger, not because it didn’t exist around her, but because her parents made sure education and nourishment were never out of reach. That early advantage became a responsibility.
In 2012, she rolled up her sleeves and founded Food4Education, an African-led initiative with a bold mission: end classroom hunger. Starting with just 25 children, she began serving hot, nutritious meals to keep kids in school and fuel their futures.
Today, Food4Education feeds over 500,000 children every day in Kenya. But it’s more than food. It’s about dignity, equity, jobs, and community-led transformation. Wawira’s model is not only changing school nutrition across the continent, it’s reshaping food systems and reimagining what African philanthropy looks like: local, bold, and generational.
This is giving that serves, stays, and sustains.
This is Africa, feeding itself with love, vision, and a spoonful of audacity.
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