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More pupils to benefit from school feeding programme by 2010
Ho, April 16, Ghanadot/GNA- Alhaji Yakubo
Issah, the Volta Regional Coordinator of the School Feeding
Programme, said a total of 1.4 million basic school pupils
were expected to benefit from the scheme by 2010.
He said about 630 schools have been added to the scheme in
addition to the initial 975 schools nationwide.
Alhaji Issah, who was speaking at a workshop on programme
for key stakeholders in the educational sector in Volta
region at Ho, said 33 schools were benefiting from the
programme in the region
He said from one school each in every region in 2005, the
programme had now been extended to cover at least two
schools in each district through out the country.
Mr Daniel Donyo, Volta Region Zone field officer of the SEND
Foundation, a non-governmental organization, monitoring the
programme, said the quality and quantity of food being
served in the selected schools under the scheme were
essential.
He said the programme was mainly aimed at reducing hunger
and malnutrition among pupils, boost school enrolment and
attendance as well as retain pupils in school.
Mr Doyno said the new phase of the programme would focus on
boosting domestic food production.
GNA
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