In 2024, I was diagnosed with anemia.

It changed how I thought about food, not simply as something we consume, but as something that shapes how we feel, work and show up every day.

As I became more intentional about what I ate, I also became more aware of how unnecessarily difficult everyday food decisions could be.

Chakula grew from that experience and a simple belief: food should work better around people's lives.

What began as a personal question has since grown into a bigger ambition, to help create a food system that responds more intelligently to the people and communities it serves.