Reports are that raw food rations are being distributed to public school children nationwide. The children had been studying at extended hour schools where they received breakfast and lunch at the school. The parents are now authorized to pick up ingredients to prepare the lunches for their children. Reports are that the queues at the schools are keeping to protocols that require distance between each person on the line.
INABIE is the National Institute for School Welfare that is in charge of purchasing and distributing the school meals nationwide. For many impoverished households, the school meals are a big plus and incentive to keep their children in school.
INABIE says that the bags of ingredients are being supplied per enrolled student, not per family.
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Z101 Digital
Z101 Digital
25 March 2020