A Tap2Eat wristband is a device that looks like a watch that is given to the children to wear on their wrist. It is used to deduct meal payments during each feeding time. Children tap their watch on a device, the KES 5 is deducted from their account, and they can access their meals.

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The ‘Tap to Eat’ mechanism has been utilized to ensure that the Kshs 15 transaction is facilitated and this simplifies payment for parents. In the Tap to Eat, payments are made through MPESA PayBill and then the cash is transferred to an E-Wallet, allowing youngsters to just tap their wristwatches to receive food.

Feb 24, 2025 · The app allows authorized users to tap NFC wristbands using NFC supposed devices to enable feeding of children in schools supported by Food4Education Program.

Oct 31, 2024 · Parents can load funds directly onto the wristbands through mobile money services like M-Pesa, enabling students to access meals by simply tapping the wristband at school.

Under Tap2Eat, parents can make micropayments for subsidized school lunches using mobile money, a nearly 100 percent penetration system in Kenya. The payment is credited to a virtual wallet...

Here's how anyone can register and top up their child’s Tap To Eat account in just a few simple steps! Watch as we guide you through t... Quick, Easy, and Fast!

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After parents pay for subsidized school lunches using mobile money, students use the smart wristbands to ‘tap to eat’ in under 5 seconds. Parents would register on a USSD channel that's accessible on any mobile phone or network across Kenya.