The Integrated School Feeding Initiative to Enhance Primary Education in Burundi is designed to
- improve primary school enrollment, attendance and learning capacity
- improve the status of student health and awareness of HIV and AIDS in the target primary schools
- improve students’ academic achievement levels and
- improve students’ agricultural skills and the diversity of their diets.
In addition, given World Vision’s strong commitment to supporting quality education, a number of complementary activities are being implemented with private funding, including the distribution of school supplies, agricultural inputs, clothes, medical equipment, and hygiene supplies.
The synergy created when these privately supported activities are integrated with WFP proposed interventions are improving health and sanitation conditions, HIV and AIDS awareness, food availability, and income-generation capacity that leads to increased program impact.
What is the funding status of this school feeding program in Burundi? Are there any plans for expansion?
The resources required for this project come from different sources. World Vision Burundi provided $459,842 of the required cash through funding from support offices raised through private match funding sources.
WFP provided the remaining $233,598, plus the costs of transporting the food commodities from WV Warehouses at Karusi and Cankuzo to the target schools.
At this point, we do not know if the project will be expanded for FY10.
What would be the sources of funding for any expansion of the school feeding program? What has been the effect of rising food prices on this funding effort?
If this project is expanded, World Vision would seek contributions from its private donors for funding to match that of the World Food Program.
How can someone help World Vision and its school feeding efforts in Burundi?
Because World Vision depends on private donations to match funding from the World Food Program, people can help World Vision’s school feeding efforts in Burundi by donating either by calling 1-888-511-6593 or online at the World Vision website.
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