About Us
Food2Think is a small, not-for-profit charity (CIO) that provides every child a healthy meal six days a week at the Gayatri Devi Basic School and the Shree Janajyoti Basic School (Nepal).
Its goal is to advance the education of school-age children in the Dhading Besi region of Nepal, particularly, but not exclusively, by providing grants for school lunches and other health and wellbeing programmes.
Our Story
Our journey with the Gayatri Devi Basic School began through a sixth form outreach programme at the British School. As Project Leader, I worked with an incredible group of sixth formers to support primary schools in Nepal’s Dhading District. During this time, I got to know the teachers and children of the school.
Over time, this work grew into a lasting connection. After I returned to the UK in July 2015, Jeanette and I knew we wanted to continue supporting the children and teachers. In conversations with the local school community, it became clear that nutrition was an urgent need.
Since then, we’ve come to recognise that providing healthy lunches does more than fill empty stomachs; it directly improves learning outcomes and gives families peace of mind, knowing their children receive at least one nourishing meal daily at school. It’s a simple but powerful way to support education, health, and community wellbeing.
Many of the children work with their families in the mornings before starting school at 10 a.m., arrive at school without eating breakfast, do not have food for lunch, and will only eat when returning home after 4 p.m.
Food2Think now provides lunches for the 300+ children at the two schools with a varied and healthy menu. The meals are produced on-site at a cost of about 10 pence per child per meal. Over a month, it costs about £6.00 to provide lunches for one child.
– Simon, Founder and Director
Meet The Team
Simon
Founder and Director
Former Physics teacher at The British School Kathmandu
(August 2012 – July 2015)
Jeanette
Fundraising Organiser
Former Art teacher at The British School Kathmandu
(August 2012 – July 2015)
Rohit
Communications and Projects Director
ICT Manager at The British School Kathmandu
