Food for Thought

I read an interesting article today in the East African Standard called 'Oasis of hope in the middle of nowhere'. It's about a school supported by World Vision Kenya and it's a national paper so it’s great coverage for the organisation. World Vision Kenya helped built the school in a very drought prone area called Pokot East but it wasn’t enough. They needed to introduce a ‘feeding programme’ to encourage the children to come to school. The lure of one solid meal a day really boosts school attendance. After all, if you haven’t eaten all day and have no food waiting for you when you get home, how can you possibly concentrate on learning? Satisfying your hunger is all you can think about. Providing the children with one guaranteed hot meal in the day makes a lot of sense to me.