Target 1.2: Reduce poverty in all its dimensions, according to national definitions.
The Problem Many Kenyan children arrive at school without enough to eat, which affects whether they attend and whether they can learn.
The Move They Made Wawira Njiru founded Food for Education, now Food4Education, in 2012, starting with a daily meal for 25 children in Ruiru. In 2019 it introduced Tap2Eat: parents top up a virtual wallet by mobile money, and pupils pay for a subsidised lunch with a wristband. Meals are funded through a mix of government co-investment, parent contributions and philanthropy.
The Proof By mid-2025 Food4Education was serving more than 500,000 children every school day. By October 2025 it was reported to be feeding more than 600,000 children a day in over 1,500 schools across 13 counties. Wawira Njiru won a Skoll Award in 2025.
Your Move Wristbands took away the queue marked "aid". Find the one thing that stops people taking part in your target, and design it out before you launch.
Sources
World Economic Forum, Young Global Leaders: Wawira Njiru (2022)
Cisco, Scan, Eat, Learn: Wearable Devices Help Young Learners In Africa Thrive
The Star, Njiru's TED Talk Spotlights Food4Education (July 2025)
