The ECOWAS Commission through its Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (RAAF), has launched an initiative to provide hot meals to schools in deprived communities to help increase enrolment and provide quality education in deprived communities in the Upper West Region.
The three-year project is being implemented by the Millennium Child Support Group (MCSG), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), in partnership with the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), with funding from the Spanish Cooperation through the ECOWAS' RAAF.
In all eight schools in three districts of the region, four schools in the Sissala West, three in the Jirapa Municipal and one school in the Nandom Municipality are benefiting from the project.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghanaian Times, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MCSG, Mr Godfrey Ato Parker, said the programme was anticipated to improve health outcomes, boost academic performance and enhance overall community wellbeing by ensuring that every student receives a nutritious meal during school hours. "We believe that every child deserves access to quality education and nutrition regardless of their background or circumstances, our hot meal programme is designed to help bridge the gap in nutrition and education, and we are excited to see the positive impact it will have on these young lives in the communities", he stated.
