“I want to thank ECC on behalf of the children benefiting from the scholarship program. The scholarship program has ensured that our children work hard because they see light at the end of the tunnel. In turn, their hard work has improved the performance of the school. The other thing is about the feeding program. The enrollment rate has continued to rise partly due to the feeding program. The retention rate is also high. Because most of the children are from humble backgrounds, they were dropping out of school because of a lack of basic needs like food. They now come to school because they are assured of a cup of breakfast, a snack, and lunch every day. The feeding program has ensured that these children are doing well in school, just like the other children, which has continued to improve the school's performance.”

- Principal Modesto Mungai

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“The ECC feeding program started in 2019 and currently caters to 180 learners. These learners have a cup of porridge and a snack during break time. Then, they get a well-balanced diet of rice, beans, vegetables, and fruit during lunchtime. Initially, we were experiencing many problems because these learners, most of them, are, let me say, all of them from very needy families. Families where even getting a plate of food is a challenge to the parents. We had been experiencing the problem of absenteeism. Since the program started, these learners are always in school because they want to get the food, and their performance has also greatly improved. We thank ECC for helping us sustain these children in school. God bless you, and you continue supporting us.”

- Teacher Njoki Macharia

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​All the programs at Waitua have made a significant impact on the students. Waitua has significantly improved academic performance since 2019.

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The school was the best in the zone in 2022 after beating thirty schools. According to the school records, the rate of absenteeism and cases of malnutrition among children have been reduced in the school, as shown in the table below. Teachers now feel more motivated to work in the school. The feeding program has made Waitua attractive to students already enrolled in other schools. Since 2020, many needy parents have transferred their children from other schools to Waitua so that their kids may benefit from the feeding program.

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This is the Annual Average of Absenteeism in percentage. This was calculated by tallying the number of absent children in a school year and dividing by the total no. of students multiply by 100.