Wawira Njiru, Kenya's No. 1 school feeder, honored with the German Africa Prize

Deutsche Welle · Philipp Sandner, Sella Oneko · 2026-11-04 10:53 UTC

Standing ovations in Berlin: Kenyan social entrepreneur Wawira Njiru received the German Africa Award for her school feeding programme, which now provides meals to 730,000 children every day.

Wawira Njiru, Kenya's school feeder and German Africa Prize recipient

November 4, 2026

German Development Minister Reem Alabali-Radovan presented Kenyan social entrepreneur Wawira Njiru with the German Africa Award on Wednesday evening. Njiru, 35, was honored for her work with Food4Education (F4E), the organization she founded to provide school meals to children in Kenya. What began as a modest fundraiser for just 25 schoolchildren has grown into a major social enterprise with 6,000 employees, now feeding 730,000 children every day.

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