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4,000 schoolchildren eat from local farms five days a week

Beast Philanthropy and the Rockefeller Foundation are backing community-led regenerative school meals in Ghana's Eastern Region and Kenya's Bomet County. Around 4,000 children get locally sourced lunches five days a week — putting money into local farmers' pockets and keeping children in class instead of at work.

The upbeat factorThe upbeat factor: lunch that feeds kids, pays farmers and keeps school desks full — warmth on a plate.
✓ Verified · The Rockefeller Foundation · 2026-09-17 · Ghana
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