# Wawira Njiru — Kenya’s No. 1 school feeder honored with the German Africa Prize

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/wawira-njiru-kenyas-no-1-school-feeder-honored-with-the-german-africa-prize/
- Published: 2026-11-04T10:53:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T01:54:22+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/wawira-njiru-kenya-s-no-1-school-feeder-honored-with-the-german-africa-prize/a-79646537?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Africa, Europe, World

## Key points

- Wawira Njiru received the German Africa Award.
- Food4Education feeds 730,000 children daily.
- The programme plans expansion to six countries.

## Summary

Kenyan social entrepreneur Wawira Njiru received the German Africa Award in Berlin for founding Food4Education, a school meal programme that has grown from a small fundraiser into a major organisation. The award recognises its work tackling child hunger and supporting education, and Njiru said it would encourage the team to expand beyond Kenya.

Food4Education now employs 6,000 people and provides meals to more than 730,000 children at 19,000 schools each day. Its funding combines donations, government support and small parental contributions, sometimes as little as five Kenyan shillings; wristbands track meals and payments. Around 80% of its food comes from small-scale farmers, and plans are under way to expand into six African countries.

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