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NATIONAL NEWS
Dr Adesina, The President African Development
Bank decried unhealthy stunted growth of most
African children occasioned by malnutrition saying,
it was a leadership issue and governments should
invest in education hence a sustainable future for
the African continent and beyond.
The National School Meals Coalition Launched in
October is now operational and has gone ahead and
formed its own technical working groups or
initiatives aligning to the Global School Meals
Initiative.
Director Barongo in his remarks on school meals
Dr Adesina called for mainstreaming and advocacy
for all children to eat well since an empty stomach
can interfere with the cognitive ability of the brain to
grasp educational content among other concepts.
said children and adolescents spend most of their
time,
about
75%,
in
a
school
environment
throughout the year where they consume more
than half of their daily meals, grow up, and mature to
become adults.
Being at the centre of our sustainable economic
growth, the ADB President was conferred the Chief
of the Order of the Golden Heart (C.G.H), Kenya’s
highest national distinction and honour by President
Ruto recently for the Banks role in Kenya's
sustainable economic growth.
The
government
recognised
this
and
introduced the School Meals Programme to provide
complementary mid-day meals to school children
with the aim to increase school enrollment, and
improve retention and performance.
King Letsie III of Lesotho Speaking at the Food for Education Giga Kitchen in Nairobi during his country benchmarking tour.
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