Feed A Child Today (F.A.C.T)

1 Million Meals served in 2024

Nutritional kitchens are at the heart of the Feed A Child Today foundation; during the past 2 years Embark Foundation opened 2 new nutritional kitchens bringing the total up to 22 with serving an average of 28,600 meals a day. Each meal is uniquely tailored to meet the requirements of its location, ensuring the meal provided is suited to the regional preferences of the children.

F.A.C.T aims to provide regular, nutritious food to children who are unable, by reason of lack of good quality food, to take full advantage of the education provided for them. Research has shown that inadequate nutrition impacts negatively on children’s ability to learn and benefit from education. Proper nutrition can improve children’s ability to concentrate, improve disruptive behavior and encourage children to attend school. Feed A Child Today help schools provide children with meals that are part of a healthy diet.

Objectives of Nutritional Kitchens

• Avoid classroom hunger

• Increase school enrolement.

• Increase school attendance

• Improve socialization among children

• Address malnutrition, increase academic
  Performance

• Empower women through employment

Benefits of Proper Nutrition

• Improves behavior, performance, and overall cognitive development

• Children participate more actively in the education experience

• Positive effect on eating habits and physical well-being

• Children served are at no nutritional risk when they have access to school meals

Drawbacks of malnutrition

• General effects on cognitive development resulting in lower IQs

• Delayed physical growth and motor development

• Greater degree of behavioural problems and deficient social skills

• Decreased attention, deficient learning, and lower educational achievement