In a 2009 interview, Ismail Omer of the UN World Food Programme talked about school feeding to fight child hunger in Ghana. WFP’s plan was to reach 100,000 children with school meals that year. This was part of a strategy to support the government’s national school feeding plan.
Today, WFP is reaching 122,000 children in 304 schools. How important are these meals for children? The food provides an incentive for children to attend school, but more importantly, the meals are vital for improving children’s health.
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