World Food Day campaign at schools

World Food Day campaign will be conducted in the form of a performance about delicious and healthy food. In the selected schools all over the country, performances will be held with the participation of senior students. As previous experience has shown, the involvement of senior students  in the campaign will change behaviour and attitudes towards healthy eating in society. Primary school children and their parents are invited as an audience.

World Food Day is celebrated annually on 16 October, was proclaimed in 1979 by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The main purpose of the day is to achieve food security for all: to ensure that people have regular access to sufficient, high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.

In 2022, the main theme of the World Food Day is “Leave No One Behind”, to make sure that all people, especially the vulnerable, are able to benefit from development, innovation and economic growth. Currently, millions of people around the world cannot afford a healthy diet, putting them at high risk of food insecurity and malnutrition.

Since 2013, with the support of donors, WFP and SIFIhave been implementing the "Optimised school meals" programme in more than 850 schools in the country, where hot and diverse meals are organized. The project reached approximately 220,000 primary school children.

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The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impact of climate change.

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