He also pointed out that a large number of African children attend school on an empty stomach, which hampers their learning abilities.
The minister in charge of national education, François Havyarimana, who represented the Government of Burundi, indicated that this school canteen program played an important role in reducing the number of cases of school dropouts and contributed to the improvement services in schools.
The organization of the 2024 African School Feeding Day in Burundi will be an opportunity to continue advocacy through high-level engagement, with representatives from the AU, African governments, development partners and local administrations .
The aim is to mobilize support and additional investments for the successful implementation of national school feeding programs, said François Havyarimana.
The minister in charge of national education said that to make school feeding a reality in schools, it is primarily up to parents to take ownership. “We have an obligation to do everything to ensure that our children benefit from a healthy and nutritious meal at school if we want to improve their performance,” cited the Minister of National Education.
During the sessions, it was demonstrated that access to school feeding based on local purchases presents a vital investment in people’s futures as it will help combat food insecurity and malnutrition, increase in agricultural production but also the reduction of poverty at the community level thanks to the development of local economies, concluded Minister François Havyarimana.
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