BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Presentation of Malaika Kitchen and other upcoming club project s   Malaika Kitchen Project presentation\, April 17\, Turkish House\ , 821 First Avenue\, New York\, NY 6.30PM   Malaika Kitchens addresses a fundamental barrier to education in rural Kenya: many children attend sch ool without access to regular\, nutritious meals\, which directly affects attendance\, concentration\, and learning outcomes. They fund\, construct and support school kitchens\, train local cooks\, and source food locally. This approach strengthens not only the learning environment for students but also supports local families and rural economies. Each kitchen is desi gned to operate sustainably\, with ongoing costs covered through small wee kly contributions from parents\, ensuring long-term continuity and local o wnership. As of 2026\, Malaika has built 12 school kitchens\, providing ov er 4\,000 meals daily\, with more than 25 additional schools preparing to join the program.   In 2022 Malaika was founded by Marius Wirtz while wor king in Kenyan agriculture\, before his Engineering degree at ETH Zurich. During his current and final year as a master’s student he is also worki ng as a project manager at Glencore Nordenham in Germany on expanding silv er production. In 2024 he introduced David Schauer to Malaika’s work\, w ho\, since joining Brown University as a visiting scholar in 2024\, became an ambassador for its mission in the US while now pursuing a PhD at Colum bia University. David is also a member of our beloved Rotary Club #6 in NY .   Malaika’s backbone is our local team of seven headed by Executive D irector Purity Gakuo. Daily school visits\, training and mentoring session s\, community engagement and local stakeholder involvement are but a few p illars of Malaika’s sustainable approach to creating lasting impact. In January 2026 Malaika was selected as a partner by the Rockefeller Foundati on to explore more climate smart kitchen solutions\, further digitize our payment and accounting systems\, and pilot in semi-arid regions of Kenya w ithin a grant of 130kUSD.       DTEND:20260418T003000Z DTSTAMP:20260510T051634Z DTSTART:20260417T223000Z LOCATION:Turkish Consulate General in NYC SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Presentation of Malaika Kitchen and other projects UID:8c9cfbc7-2869-48ef-850f-d7824f7a4095 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Malaika Kitchen Project presentation\, April 17\, Turkish House\, 821 First Avenue\, New York\, NY

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Malaika Kitchens ad dresses a fundamental barrier to education in rural Kenya: many children a ttend school without access to regular\, nutritious meals\, which directly affects attendance\, concentration\, and learning outcomes. They fund\, c onstruct and support school kitchens\, train local cooks\, and source food locally. This approach strengthens not only the learning environment for students but also supports local families and rural economies. Each kitche n is designed to operate sustainably\, with ongoing costs covered through small weekly contributions from parents\, ensuring long-term continuity an d local ownership. As of 2026\, Malaika has built 12 school kitchens\, pro viding over 4\,000 meals daily\, with more than 25 additional schools prep aring to join the program.
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In 2022 Malaika was founded by Marius Wirtz while working in Kenyan agriculture\, before his Engineering degree at ETH Zurich. During his cur rent and final year as a master&rsquo\;s student he is also working as a p roject manager at Glencore Nordenham in Germany on expanding silver produc tion.
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In 2024 he introduced David Schauer to Malaik a&rsquo\;s work\, who\, since joining Brown University as a visiting schol ar in 2024\, became an ambassador for its mission in the US while now purs uing a PhD at Columbia University. David is also a member of our beloved R otary Club #6 in NY.
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Malaika&rsquo\;s backbone is our local team of seven headed by Executive Director Purity Gakuo. Daily school visits\, training and mentoring sessio ns\, community engagement and local stakeholder involvement are but a few pillars of Malaika&rsquo\;s sustainable approach to creating lasting impac t. In January 2026 Malaika was selected as a partner by the Rockefeller Fo undation to explore more climate smart kitchen solutions\, further digitiz e our payment and accounting systems\, and pilot in semi-arid regions of K enya within a grant of 130kUSD.
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