EP1 | My Childhood Upbringing | Wawira Njiru | Founder & CEO Food 4 Education |

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  @cta101 · 3 weeks ago (edited) · pinned

  Watch EP2 | How I Made My First $1,000 | Wawira Njiru - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mh-BBFJlHk">https://youtu.be/8Mh-BBFJlHk</a><br><br>Tour Video EP1 | Touring Africa&apos;s Largest Kitchen | CTA Brand Experience - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vy2hnBGqgU">https://youtu.be/8vy2hnBGqgU</a>

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• LO

  @Lolololo-n5e7b · 9 days ago

  What an interview! I listened, took notes, laughed in some places, reflected in others, and somewhere along the way I realised I was no longer simply listening to Wawira Njiru’s story. I was examining my own life.<br><br>My greatest lesson was giving. Wawira’s father did not wait until he was rich to become generous. Their own house was not even plastered, yet their doors were open to people who needed help. He was even willing to give away their television to assist someone else. That challenged me because many of us have silently decided that generosity belongs to our future. “When I have more, I will give. When I finish building, I will help. When the business grows, I will bless others.” Yet this family gave while they were still building their own lives.<br><br>Perhaps generosity is not something we graduate into when we become successful. Perhaps it should grow with us. You do not need to be rich to give. Give from where you are. Give what you can. I found myself praying that I never become so protective of what God gives me that I forget that some of it may have reached my hands because somebody else needs to be blessed through me.<br><br>Then came purpose. Wawira spoke about food so naturally and so often that eventually her childhood and her work began to connect. She grew up with food, but not the luxury of endless choices. She spoke about other children discussing favourite foods while she could hardly relate to that kind of conversation. Today, look at her. She has built Food for Education and is feeding hundreds of thousands of children.<br><br>There is something beautiful about that circle. A girl whose childhood shaped how she understood food grew into a woman who now understands exactly what a good meal can mean to a child. Sometimes we search everywhere for purpose when pieces of it may already be scattered throughout our own stories. What affected you growing up? What moves you? What problem bothers you enough that you want to do something about it? Sometimes our experiences are pointing somewhere.<br><br>Education was another powerful lesson. Her parents came from humble backgrounds, took their education seriously, and education expanded the possibilities available to them. But what fascinated me was that the benefit did not stop with them. Their children inherited a different starting point. That is the beauty of education: sometimes one person studies, but generations benefit.<br><br>I also loved the intentional parenting in her story. Her parents listened to their children. Listening did not mean saying yes to everything, but their children knew that their voices mattered. And then there was her hardworking maternal grandmother, giving land, helping the family and contributing to Wawira’s educational journey. I loved that picture of a parent continuing to give rather than reaching a certain age and believing that children must now spend the rest of their lives giving back. As parents, if we still have something to give our adult children, whether opportunities, wisdom, resources or support, let us give.<br><br>Then there was the lesson about environment. Wawira went from being one of the strongest students in one setting to entering schools where suddenly she was surrounded by people who could challenge her. That is the kind of peer pressure I want! Sometimes you need to enter a room where you are not the smartest person. Sit with people who make you think harder, dream bigger and realise how much more there is to learn.<br><br>And through all of this was faith. Faith accompanied by work, generosity, education and service. You pray, but you also study. You trust God, but you also work. You receive, but you also give. You build your own house, but somehow you still find room to open the door for somebody else.<br><br>And now look at the scale of Wawira’s work: thousands of employees, more than a hundred kitchens and hundreds of thousands of children receiving meals. Those are enormous numbers, but behind every statistic is a child who can concentrate on learning because someone decided that feeding children was worth dedicating a life to.<br><br>What a woman. What a story. What a life of service.<br><br>I did not finish this interview simply inspired. I finished it challenged. And perhaps that is the best kind of interview, one that does not just make you admire the person speaking, but makes you question what you are doing with your own education, experiences, resources, faith and opportunities.

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• KA

  @kamaunjoki9228 · 3 weeks ago

  She sounds and looks exactly like Wanjiru Njiru her sister.

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• JU

  @JudyMuthuri-w5p · 4 days ago

  Kudos Wawira. You are a star

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• IM

  @immaculatekangethe3180 · 3 weeks ago

  My goodness, it&apos;s like iam listening to her sister Wanjiru❤

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• ED

  @edwinkim2674 · 10 days ago

  The first person we relate in almost everything and where she is from haswa tunatokea Ruiru Gitambaya.nice to here your story.

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• CE

  @ceciliaw9313 · 2 weeks ago

  i envy women who lead purposeful lives manze ! ❤ good job wawira

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• BE

  @beloncekamz2821 · 8 days ago (edited)

  Yaaaay🎉after her Trevor Noah interview, I was waiting for this one even manifested it on CTA😁. Such an inspiring, phenomenal and visionary Woman❤🇰🇪👏🏾👏🏾.

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• TE

  @TerryTosh · 3 weeks ago

  So humble,I loved loved loved her story and cheering her on to even greater heights.Go Girl!

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• RA

  @rachealwangai4947 · 3 weeks ago

  The impact, receive your flowers girl 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉.

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  @Sharon_Njoki.M · 2 weeks ago

  What a lovely choice of guest. She’s so articulate and clear in telling her story and you can really tell the same values were instilled in all the siblings. They all carry that same beautiful aura 🫡

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• RA

  @rascnn · 3 weeks ago

  Probably one for the books. So happy for her and the impact she has created.

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