634,456 students benefit from school feeding programme
A school feeding program in the Dodoma region of Tanzania is currently supporting over 634,000 students to improve nutrition and academic outcomes. Local officials are now encouraging schools to establish gardens to promote self-reliance and sustainability.
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Large-scale nutrition initiatives are critical for improving educational attendance and health outcomes in developing regions.
DODOMA: SCHOOL feeding programmes in Dodoma Region are benefiting 634,456 primary and secondary school students, with the initiative continuing to expand as part of efforts to improve learners' nutrition, school attendance and academic performance.
The beneficiaries include 511,630 primary school pupils, representing 84.3 per cent and 122,826 secondary school students, representing 79.7 per cent, according to the latest regional report.
Dodoma Regional Commissioner, Rosemary Senyamule said school feeding remained a key priority under the region's strategic plan, describing the progress achieved so far as encouraging.
She directed that efforts to strengthen the programme should be complemented by increased food production in schools through the establishment of school gardens and the planting of shade and fruit trees to promote self-reliance among learners.
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