Home Grown School Feeding Project Boosts School Enrolment and Pass Rates in (Rumphi), Malawi

Home Grown School Feeding Project Boosts School Enrolment and Pass Rates in (Rumphi), Malawi

By: Draxon Maloya A project implemented by HarvestPlus, aimed at improving the nutritional content of school meals through biofortified crops, has led to a significant increase in school enrolment and improved pass rates among learners in some primary schools and Early Childhood Development Centres (ECD) in Malawi. The project, which has benefited 318 schools in five district education zones, namely; Rumphi, Mzimba North, Mzimba South, Lilongwe …

The agreement between the federal and provincial governments to implement the national school feeding program in Quebec schools was concluded on Friday, March 7, and provides for federal assistance of approximately $65.2 million over three years to the Government of Quebec to ensure that more children in the province have access to nutritious snacks and meals in the school environment, of which more than $11 million is allocated at the end of th…