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[00:00.16] This kitchen changes the lives of poor kids in Kenya.

[00:03.36] Here at Feeding the Future, cooks make some of the food that today will feed as many as ten thousand hungry kids.

[00:10.79] Millions of children in Africa go to school on an empty stomach.

[00:15.04] A lot of times they make the decision whether to go to school or look for food elsewhere.

[00:20.62] Food for Education strives to solve this problem by providing low-cost nutritious meals so that children are able to stay in school and learn.

[00:28.58] And here's where lunch goes high-tech with a bright orange bracelet called Tap2Eat, says group founder Wawira Njiru.

[00:36.29] Tap2Eat is a technology developed by Food for Education that enables parents to contribute fifteen shillings, fifteen cents for every meal.

[00:45.05] We use it through mobile money which is quite prevalent in Kenya.

[00:49.57] And through that, parents are able to top up easily the fifteen shillings for kids to get lunch with.

[00:54.61] And the children once they come to school, just Tap2Eat and get lunch under five seconds.

[01:00.46] The school's principal says attendance is up and so too our median test scores.

[01:05.24] A parent named Lucy says the program changed her family's life.

[01:11.35] When Tap2Eat wasn't available, we suffered a lot. Sometimes your child carries cold food. Sometimes you lack the money and your child has no lunch.

[01:20.65] Food for Education says it uses smart logistics to ensure they produce food sustainable while ensuring local farmers receive a reliable source of income.