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60.000 Children at Around 600 Schools of Armenia’s 6 Provinces to be Provided with Food 180 Days a Year

July 22,2017 16:28

The Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan and the Head of the UN World Food Program in Armenia Pascal Misho have signed an agreement on providing the continuity of the “Sustainable School Feeding” program in Armenia. The deadline of the program has expired in June 30, 2017, now it is prolonged until December 31, 2018.

“In parallel, the strategy of “Sustainable School Feeding” program is being prepared which includes the continuity and development of the program up to 2025. The program of school feeding is one of our most successful initiatives which has not only a social importance, but is also a serious educational event, which forms very important rules of co-existence in early school age”, announces the Minister of Education and Science, Levon Mkrtchyan.

The target of this year’s program is 60.000 children studying at around 600 kindergartens and elementary schools of 6 provinces of the Republic of Armenia. They will be provided with food 180 days a year, 5 days a week until June, 2018.

Ministry of Education and Science

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