Oct. 27 – The initiative “Food for Education” is part of the Italian-Egyptian Debt for Develompment Swap and the UN World Food Programme. The project, which seeks to reduce hunger vulnerability and improve nutrition and education, kicked off in 2009 in the governorates of Fayoum, Menia and Beni Suef, with nutritious snacks provided daily to children in schools. “Italy has supported the efforts to establish a school feeding program in Egypt for the past 10 years, with a contribution of approximately $15 million through the program Italian-Egyptian Debt for Develompment Swap. This school-meal program provides both educational benefits and health protection for the most vulnerable children in Egypt,” said Maurizio Massari, the Italian ambassador to Egypt. “Enrolment rates increase, absenteeism decreases, and food security is improved at the household level,” concluded Massari.
