Kagwiria Koome is the Lead, Food Team. She joined the Foundation in 2014. In this role, Kagwiria is responsible for strategy execution including partnership building, grant management and thought leadership for the foundations work on regenerative school meals.
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Oct 18 2023 Perspective How We Collaborated to Implement Holistic Solutions Tackling a single challenge frequently unveils a complex web of interconnected issues. And though we know we can’t solve everything, it’s also clear that holistic solutions are needed to create transformative change. Recently, we had an opportunity to expand our impact in two projects in Burundi, an East African country of about 13.2 million people […]
Sep 21 2021 Perspective A Waste of Watermelon and a Toolkit To Help End Food Loss I grew up in a small farm in eastern Kenya. My family planted various crops, hoping to boost our income. On one occasion, an extension agent brought us some seeds in a sophisticated package. I later learnt from my mother that they were watermelon seeds. “Plant these; they will make you rich,” the extension agent […]
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