Our Programs
Intergenerational Learning & Shared meals
At the heart of RIEKO is our intergenerational school, where seniors share everyday wisdom through oral storytelling while young teachers deliver the Competency-Based Curriculum. In exchange, learners introduce elders to digital skills, including mobile phone use, creating mutual respect and shared growth. During school hours, children and older persons participate in shared intergenerational meals, where they eat, laugh, and learn together, strengthening social bonds and improving nutrition. This approach ensures that learning is not just academic but deeply relational, nurturing empathy, confidence, and cultural knowledge for children while restoring purpose, dignity, and community engagement for older persons.
Through regular shared intergenerational meals, we strengthen belonging, reduce loneliness among older persons, and create safe spaces that reduce harmful stereotypes and witchcraft accusations.
Our learning center serves as a hub where generations interact daily in dignity and mutual respect.
A home where Generations Learn, Lead, and Thrive Together
❤️ Why Shared Meals Matter
At RIEKO, shared meals are not just about food.
They are structured moments of connection where children and older persons sit together, eat together, and talk.
These shared meals rebuild trust, restore dignity, reduce isolation, and strengthen intergenerational solidarity.
Child–Elderly Pair Visit Program
Complementing the school is our Child–Elderly Pair Visit Program, which pairs learners with older mentors during school holidays.
These visits focus on emotional support, storytelling, and practical skills, allowing children to learn patience, accountability, and respect, while seniors experience reduced loneliness and reinforced self-worth.
These interactions also strengthen cultural roots, as children gain knowledge of local traditions and moral values, while seniors remain active participants in shaping the next generation.
“In a world where children rarely spend time with their elders and life lessons are often lost, our Child–Elderly Visit Program restores the bonds of the past, allowing young learners to gain wisdom, patience, and cultural roots while elders share their stories, guidance, and joy.”
Tech in the Garden initiative
Our Tech in the Garden initiative links agriculture, innovation, and nutrition, growing indigenous vegetables such as spider plant to support the school lunch program.
In a flood-prone region, we employ solar dryers, charcoal coolers, and vertical gardens to reduce post-harvest losses and maintain a steady food supply throughout the year.
Children are engaged in the agricultural process, learning problem-solving, innovation, and climate-smart practices, while older persons gain practical skills, retain purpose, and contribute to sustainable food systems.
This initiative strengthens both nutrition and resilience, ensuring that children and seniors benefit from a continuous supply of healthy food.
New vertical garden being installed at RIEKO
Children taking their lunch
Monyy holding dried vegetables inside the solar drier
RIEKO charcoal cooler for fruits and vegetable preservation
As part of our Tech in the Garden initiative, RIEKO uses solar dryers and charcoal coolers to preserve indigenous vegetables and reduce post-harvest losses.
Solar dryers allow leafy greens and other produce to be dried naturally using the sun, keeping nutrients intact for school meals and household use.
Charcoal coolers provide a low-cost, energy-efficient way to store vegetables without refrigeration, extending shelf life and ensuring a steady food supply even in flood-prone or resource-limited areas.
Together, these tools improve food security, nutrition, and sustainability for both children and older persons, while teaching climate-smart practices that build resilience across generations.