Government says it is currently providing meals to over 4.6 million school children across the country under the School Feeding Programme, aimed at boosting school attendance and improving learning outcomes.
Ministry of Education Assistant Director of Communication, Kunda Mando, said the programme is being implemented in 106 districts, benefiting more than 8,190 primary schools nationwide.
Ms Mando explained that the initiative has significantly reduced absenteeism, with many learners now motivated to attend school regularly due to the availability of meals.
“This programme has helped to reduce absenteeism because pupils now know they will have food at school,” she said.
She commended the programme’s impact and noted that it has also encouraged greater parental involvement in their children’s education.
Ms Mando was speaking during a media training workshop organised by the Zambia Education Programme Coordinating Unit (ZEPCU) held in Kitwe.
Lovely Pic I wonder what school that was ??? is it like that every day or just for the pic Kudos if it wsnt a setup
Now the 4.6 Million gross over calculation I suspect> It would have been greeting and more believable if some schools and areas mention. This GRZ to keen throwing out figures in their facour
Tikki ……..
Why are you worried about the numbers ??
Do you want less kids to be fed at schools ?
You should be saying all children of Zambia should be fed……
FWD2041
We have been lagging behind with this. We even build schools with no dining facilities and kitchens. New schools should have dining spaces and a kitchen.
Let’s create an economy where they can feed
Themselves by lowering cost of living and giving them power.lets not make them dependants.
Even in rich countries there is free or subsidies school meals. Some parents will fall through the cracks, children should not be penalise for that we need to feed them.
That’s too much food on the plate for these young ones .Over eating is dangerous .
That’s only for the picture for sure !!!
Always misrepresenting the facts
like 4.6 Mil a Day ??
@Spaka
The numbers are a gross fabrication nothing against the children being fed I just get fedup with figures being theown out there with nothing to back them up, children should be given small lunch boxes by parents as in days past
This grz cannot even assist the provinces with a constant for supply of requisits to match this figure
What riled me was nearly everyday how great things are going yet I see a slow slide into the pit again
Loadshedding
Dual carriage way total cost ? 25 years of tolls to chinese has anyone calulated that cost alone ?
Invetors streaming in Etc Etc Etc