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Almost 22,300 people in Kerry got the State pension last year.The Department of Social Protection has published statistics for 2020 which shows over 33,800 chil...

Funding for the School Meals Programme will continue throughout the summer holidays, it was recently announced.

Share this article The company based in Longford town is set to ramp up prosecution of its hot meals significantly in the coming months A Longford food production company hopes to add up to twenty extra staff to its workforce before the end of this year. Last month the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys confirmed that the Hot School Meals Programme is to be extended to an additional 189 primary schools. The additional €5.5 million for the extension of the Hot School Meals will s...

Clare FM 4th April 2021 Hot meals are to be provided at four primary schools in Clare, under a €5.5 million extension of the government’s Hot School Meals Programme. Annagh National School in Miltown Malbay, Mol an Óige Ennistymon, Convent of Mercy Kilrush and Ennis Educate together are all among the 189 schools nationwide selected for the scheme – an almost 5 fold increase on the number last year. Research from the Department of Social Protection suggests the scheme has impa...

The St Kitts Nevis Observer Chef Michael Henville, Executive Chef and Food and Nutrition Specialist with the Nevis Island Administration’s School Meals Programme, training cooking staff in meal preparation for a “Tour Around the World” initiative for primary school students. Chef Michael Henville, Executive Chef and Food and Nutrition Specialist with the School Meals Programme and Mrs. Renell Daniel, School Meals Coordinator in the Department of Education at the Charlestown Primary Scho...

Aida is among 850 pupils who receive meals at her school near Bishkek. Photo: WFP/Aichurek Zhunusova Aida is 10 years old and lives with her family in the town of Kant. She lives 25 km from Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan — a country of 6.5 million people where the World Food Programme (WFP) assists more than 120,000 people. Aida is a top student in her class at Zubkov Primary School. She excels in subjects like mathematics and biology. This motivates her to set ambitious profe...

WFP Kyrgyz Republic Country Brief, December 2020 Format 1662.6 mt of food assistance distributed US$ 160,600 cash-based transfers made Operational Updates • Due to the COVID-19 situation, in view of the online learning modality and at the request of the Ministry of Education and Science in December, WFP supported the Optimized School Meals Programme by reaching more than 61,500 schoolchildren through take-home rations. • WFP jointly with local governmental authorities finalized the rehabili...

The St Kitts Nevis Observer Students from the Gingerland Preschool enjoy the national dish of Belize as part of the “Tour Around the Caribbean” initiative introduced in the Department of Education’s School Meals Programme. Mrs. Renell Daniel, School Meals Coordinator in the Department of Education of the Nevis Island Administration, and Ms. Wendy Tsai, a nutritionist from Taiwan working with the School Meals Programme. CHARLESTOWN, Nevis — The Department of Education’s S...

Commentary: After the craziest year, teachers start first day of school with nervous apprehension Toggle share menu Advertisement Commentary: After the craziest year, teachers start first day of school with nervous apprehension Yet teachers have been the true heroes of our education system taking on more responsibilities and staring down big COVID-19 challenges, says Jason Tan Students wearing face masks sing the national anthem in class at Yio Ch...