Many children are frequently absent from school, or drop out to look for food or income.
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After 29,000 Mistakes, UCSD Acted “Quickly”
University of California, San Diego teaches a little “Psych!”
Read More »Interview with Joan Fleuren, World Food Programme Director in Timor-Leste
The meal provided at school may be the first meal that a child eats for the day.
Read More »Interview with Ingela Christiansson of the World Food Programme in Zimbabwe
The program is very important given the current economic hardships in Zimbabwe.
Read More »Interview with Karin Manente of the World Food Programme in Laos
Widespread food insecurity and poor access to social services makes it very hard for families to send their children to school.
Read More »Interview with Malcolm Duthie, Country Director for the World Food Programme in The Gambia
Families are more reliant than ever on their children getting an extra meal at school.
Read More »Interview with William Hart, World Food Programme Country Director for Nicaragua
WFP in Nicaragua provides a nutritious school lunch to 300,000 boys and girls at the pre-school and elementary levels.
Read More »Interview: Priscila de Molina of the World Food Programme in Guatemala
In rural areas, among indigenous populations, children may go to school with an empty stomach.
Read More »Interview: Louis Imbleau, World Food Programme Country Director in Liberia
In the present circumstances, funding for any expansion of school feeding will have to come from external donors.
Read More »Interview with Camilo Guerrero González, Fundación Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Foundation)
For many children, the meal they receive at school is the only they have during the day.
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