Free breakfast on menu for Cambodia school kids

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The U.N. food agency is resuming free breakfasts for hundreds of thousands of poor Cambodian schoolchildren after securing new funds for a program suspended due to high food prices, the agency said Tuesday.

Under the revived scheme, 450,000 schoolchildren in the countryside will be fed meals in classes before starting their daily lessons.

The new school year started Oct. 1, and food distribution is now under way for students in 1,344 rural schools in 12 Cambodian provinces, said Bradley Busetto, acting director of the U.N. World Food Program in Cambodia.

The program costs about $9 million per year, or about $20 per child, he said, adding that its resumption was made possible by donors responding to a recent WFP appeal.



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One bit of good news this morning...

[msongs]

1. US kids get 'free' breakfasts and MOST Of it goes right in the trash nt

[Tanuki]

2. Awesome, thanks for posting this good news, and thanks to WFP

For those who might like to support the World Food Programme's good work:
http://www.fromhungertohope.com/

I have noticed that some of the fast food chains (e.g., KFC) are asking their customers if they'd like to donate to WFP. :)

edit for typo

[dipsydoodle]

3. That's cool.

Nice to get some good news for a change.

[la la]

4. as i just read this am....

( no link, but it was the OC Register) 10 Santa Ana, Orange County( CA) low income schools have been selected for a pilot program from the Dept of Ag., to receive free breakfast and lunch, for '08-'09.

'bout time, i'd say--a liter of soda and large bag of chips don't do it for brain power.

(sorry if this read too 'palinesque'! )

ack