Students in Kurupung, Cuyuni/Mazaruni district, Region Seven, will soon benefit from government’s school feeding programme which has been successfully piloted in several hinterland regions, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.The Education for All Fast Track Initiative (EFA/FTI) is executing the programme, GINA said.
According to the Kurupung community representative, Anita Maxius, the programme is expected to start this month, coinciding with the provision of electricity to the school. The kitchenette has already been constructed to facilitate the programme. At present the children are receiving milk.
It is hoped that all schools which submitted a proposal would be able to offer the hot meal programme by the end of 2007, according to GINA.
Government’s school feeding programme was piloted in Region Nine in communities such as Annai, Karasabai, Aranaputa and St. Ignatius. A daily nutritious snack of cassava bread, peanut butter and fruit juice was a success with the children and the hot meal project was later implemented.
School children in Regions One and Eight are also benefiting from the school feeding programme, GINA added.
