PaliRoots donates funds every quarter of the year. Meanwhile, the MECA team handles the distribution process on the ground. This is how it works:

The MECA Project Assistant Wafaa El Derawi is a trained nutritionist and experienced nutrition educator. She oversees all aspects of the project including the weekly plans for balanced meals. Each day differ but the meals include foods such as chicken, meatballs, lentils, salads, fresh and cooked vegetables, fresh fruit and, milk.

Four women are in charge of purchasing nutritious, affordable ingredients to prepare the food which is delivered five days a week to these kindergartens. The head cook is Im Wadee, who has experience in a previous nutrition project with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Im Wadee is a mother of 8 children and her work is the only source of income for her family.

Hala, who worked in the pilot project, is the assistant chef. Her work supports her father who is ill, four brothers and a divorced sister with two sons as well. Two additional women will be hired as assistant chefs as the program continues to grow.