011 9769212 Senteu Plaza, Lenana Road, Nairobi
Login/Signup

M-Vocha Food Vouchers

Dignified, accountable food support — digital benefit cards that vulnerable Kenyan households spend on food at trusted local shops.

See how it works Register a household Partner with us

What it is

Food support that reaches the shop counter

The M-Vocha Food Voucher programme turns donor and government funding into food on the table. Approved households receive a digital benefit card they use at nearby approved shops to buy food — not cash, food only. Every shilling is tracked from the funder to the shop counter, so partners can see exactly where support goes.

How it works

How Food Vouchers work

Video coming soon

Cate is uploading this film; the link goes in from the admin panel.

  1. 1

    Funding

    Partners and government fund the programme; the money is held by an independent trustee, not by M-Vocha.
  2. 2

    Apply

    Households are identified with the help of NGOs and local chiefs, and register with their details and documents.
  3. 3

    Fair review

    Each application is scored for need and its documents are checked for consistency. A programme officer makes the final decision.
  4. 4

    Benefit card

    Approved households receive a card loaded with food credit each period.
  5. 5

    Spend on food

    Households buy food at approved local shops. The card works for food only, at vetted merchants.
  6. 6

    Settle & track

    Shops are reimbursed through the bank, and every transaction is recorded — giving funders transparent reports on reach and spend.
The six steps: funding, apply, fair review, benefit card, spend on food, settle and track

For partners

What funders get

M-Vocha gives funders a transparent, auditable pipeline:

  • Independent custody of funds (trustee model).
  • Per-merchant settlement with bank-grade records.
  • Spend and reach reporting, including a funder pack.
  • Built to scale to 100,000+ cards, with pluggable payment and settlement providers.
Partner with us

For households & NGOs

Applying for a card

Who can apply: vulnerable households — for example elderly-headed homes, families with young children, people with disabilities, and households facing food insecurity.

What you will need: a national ID, a recent chief’s or assistant chief’s letter, and a few details about your household (and a payslip if anyone is employed).

Register a household

Where we are

The card operations, household onboarding, and fair-review tools are built and running in our pilot environment, ahead of the 100,000-card rollout with our partners.

Questions

Frequently asked

Is it cash?
No — the card buys food only, at approved shops.
Who decides who is approved?
A programme officer. The scoring and AI tools only assist; they never make the decision.
Who holds the money?
An independent trustee, kept separate from M-Vocha.
Is my data safe?
Yes. Documents stay on M-Vocha’s systems, and the most sensitive details are never shared with the AI.
How do shops get paid?
Through bank settlement, with a full record of every transaction.

Ready to start?

Register a household Partner with us