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September 30, 2026
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Kenyan Wawira Njiru named in TIME100 Next list for 2026

Kenyan Wawira Njiru named in TIME100 Next list for 2026

Wawira's inclusion in the TIME100 Next list highlights her work in social entrepreneurship and efforts to tackle food insecurity through sustainable school feeding programmes...

✨ Key Highlights

Kenyan social entrepreneur Wawira Njiru, founder and CEO of Food4Education, has been recognized on the TIME100 Next list for 2026 for her work in combating hunger among schoolchildren.

  • Food4Education now provides over 600,000 nutritious meals daily to children in more than 1,500 schools across 13 counties.
  • The key person is Wawira Njiru, a nutritionist and philanthropist.
  • The initiative began in 2012 with 25 children and a makeshift kitchen, growing into one of Kenya's largest school feeding programmes.

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