We fund ingredients for daily porridge and a cooked lunch through an Irish-registered charity (RCN 20206850)
Feed 370+ children at Ngaara Primary School - every school day
What we do
Ngaara School Meals funds daily school meals for every child at Ngaara Primary School in Mbarara, Uganda. We finance the ingredients for morning porridge and a cooked lunch on every school day.
€31 covers ingredients for one child for a full school year.
Our annual requirement is €14,000 to keep the programme running for 370+ pupils, with a buffer for price changes.
How it works
Funds raised
Transferred in planned tranches
Local procurement
Ingredients purchased for the school kitchen
Meals served
Porridge + lunch every school day
What it costs
€31 feeds 1 child for a full school year
€14,000 funds the school meals programme for 1 school year
Impact to date
- 370+ children receive daily meals during the school term
- ~72,150 lunch portions served per school year
Attendance has improved since meals were introduced (school management observation)
Figures based on a standard Ugandan school year; lunch count excludes morning porridge.
Where we work
Ngaara School Meals supports Ngaara Primary School in a rural parish community outside Mbarara, Uganda.
Families in the area rely largely on small-scale farming, including banana plantations (locally known as matooke). Many children arrive at school hungry.
Ngaara Primary School has developed significantly over the past decade. The remaining gap is predictable funding for daily meals. Ngaara School Meals finances the ingredients so the school can provide morning porridge and a cooked lunch on every school day.
Governance & Transparency
Irish registered charity (RCN 20206850)
Independent board of trustees
Dual-approval bank controls and documented financial procedures
Term-based reporting with receipts and photo evidence
On-the-ground oversight in Uganda
Support the school meals programme
Help keep daily meals running for every child at Ngaara Primary School