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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 professional goals for her future. In a sign of growing up in COVID-19 times, she says: “I would like ...

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 rehabilitation of the school canteens and the delivery of modern kitchen equipment to the 89 schools of the ...

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 School Meals Programme on Nevis continues to find creative ways to broaden the culinary taste of youn...

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 Chu Kang Secondary School, as schools reopen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singa...