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SIFI signs new field level agreement with UN WFP in Tajikistan

2020-12-10 15:52 Tajikistan
The coronavirus and the related restrictions do not stop us from working for the benefit of young schoolchildren with our partner, WFP.

On December 9 during an online meeting SIFI and UN WFP in Tajikistan entered into a new field level agreement for the period 2021-2023.

What awaits primary school students in Tajikistan for the next three years:

  • the National School Meals Programme approval — funding for school meals will gradually pass into the hands of the government

  • creation of regional centers for the school cooks trainings — cooks trained in all the intricacies of preparing high-quality, nutritious and healthy for the growing body meals will cook for schoolchildren

  • development and implementation of optimal school meals models for specific contexts — the school menu will depend on various factors: the presence of school farms, the willingness of parents to make a feasible financial contribution or bring additional food, and much more

  • establishment of training centers in schools to educate the population about healthy nutrition among schoolchildren, children under the age of five, pregnant and lactating women

  • sustainable food supply chains (production, storage, distribution, processing) — only high-quality products will be delivered to school canteens

  • public awareness of the School Meals Programme and the principles of healthy nutrition — moms and dads, grandparents, children and grandchildren — everyone will know what to do and how to eat so that the little student grow healthy and develop correctly

  • parents' participation in the School Meals Programme — parents will pay more attention to what and how their child eats at school.