While Rwanda is one of the few countries in the world to provide universal healthcare to its citizens, meals are not included in healthcare insurance. This poses a significant challenge for low-income patients who lack access to food. Even those who can afford to pay for meals, the available options are neither nutritious nor tailored to meet their medical needs. At Solid Africa, we provide meals to 100,000 patients annually, three times a day, across six (6) public hospitals through our farm to fork approach.
Impact
Through this model we can ensure the quality of the meals we serve to patients and reduce the cost by controlling the entire value chain.
7,000,000
Over 7 Million meals delivered
600,000
Close to 600,000 patients fed
176
Employees
Public Private Partnership
On November 29, 2023, the Government of Rwanda approved a Memorandum of Agreement enabling Solid’Africa to initiate a pilot project, during which Solid’Africa will establish and operate on-site kitchens in three public hospitals to provide nutritious meals for patients. This MoU lays the foundation for Solid’Africa’s expansion to cover all public hospitals nationwide (47).
Long-Term Goals:
Influence policy shifts in integrating nutrition into Rwanda’s Universal Health Coverage program that benefits over 90% of the population.
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Coming soon: School feeding Program
In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Solid'Africa is currently developing a pilot project to enhance the school feeding program. The program’s objective is to increase the nutritional value of meals served to students.