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Imagine               being               a               farmer               in               Ethiopia               trying               to               grow               enough               food               to               support               your               family.

A               massive               drought               hits,               ruining               your               crops.

Livestock               in               your               village               lie               dead               in               the               fields               from               disease               brought               on               by               the               excessive               heat.

After               the               drought               finally               ends,               it               is               soon               followed               by               another.

Located               in               the               Horn               of               Africa,               Ethiopia               has               been               hard               hit               recently               by               repeated               droughts.

Many               families               have               lost               their               livestock               and               are               unable               to               support               themselves.

This               tragedy               has               been               compounded               by               the               "silent               tsunami"               of               high               food               prices               which               struck               in               2008.

The               United               Nations               World               Food               Programme               (WFP)               recently               reported               that               drought               and               high               food               prices               have               pushed               12               million               people               into               hunger.

For               struggling               families,               knowing               that               their               child               is               ensured               a               meal               at               school               is               an               important               safety               net               in               times               of               crisis.

As               part               of               a               long-term               strategy               to               eliminate               the               high               poverty               rate               in               the               country,               school               feeding               is               essential.

The               World               Food               Programme               is               working               to               help               make               sure               every               child               in               Ethiopia               can               receive               a               school               lunch.

Jakob               Mikkelsen,               a               WFP               representative               in               Ethiopia,               talks               about               the               importance               of               school               feeding.
               How               many               children               are               benefiting               from               the               WFP               school               feeding               programs               within               the               country?
               WFP               currently               supports               the               Ethiopian               Ministry               of               Health               in               providing               school               meals               to               414,078               school               children               in               six               regions               of               the               country               (Afar,               Amhara,               Oromiya,               Southern               People's               Region,               Somali,               and               Tigray),               encompassing               130               districts               and               770               schools.

WFP               and               the               Ministry               of               Education               are               planning               to               scale               up               the               program               in               the               Afar               region               this               year.
               Discuss               what               effect               the               meals               have               on               the               children               in               terms               of               school               attendance,               performance,               and               nutrition.
               The               average               number               of               children               enrolled               in               schools               with               school               feeding               programs               increased               by               7%               from               2006               to               2007.

The               average               attendance               rate               of               WFP-assisted               schools               was               91.5%               in               2007,               which               was               above               WFP's               goal               of               90%.

The               focus               on               girls'               education               has               led               to               an               increase               in               enrollment               and               attendance               rates               for               girls.

The               ratio               of               girls               to               boys               enrolled               in               school               increased               by               7%               from               2006               to               2007.

Furthermore,               the               drop-out               rate               is               lower               in               schools               that               have               school               feeding               programs               than               the               average               in               schools               nationwide.

The               average               drop-out               rate               nationwide               is               11.25%               for               girls               and               12.26%               for               boys,               as               compared               to               rates               of               9%               for               girls               and               11%               for               boys               in               WFP-assisted               schools               (2005/2006               Ministry               of               Education               annual               statistical               abstract).
               WFP               implemented               "Essential               Package"               activities               in               2007               at               more               than               100               schools               supported               by               school               feeding.

The               "essential               package"               consists               of               activities               such               as               training               on               de-worming,               school               gardens,               and               health               and               nutrition               education.
               What               plans               are               there               for               making               school               meals               available               for               all               children?
               WFP               is               involved               in               a               School               Health               and               Nutrition               Task               Force,               which               is               assisting               the               Ministry               of               Education               in               designing               a               strategic               framework               for               school               health               and               nutrition.

WFP               has               lined               up               workshops               and               other               activities               for               stakeholders               in               Ethiopia,               advocating               for               a               school               meal               for               every               Ethiopian               child               attending               school.
               What               would               be               the               sources               of               funding               for               any               expansion               of               the               school               feeding               program?
               The               Children               in               Local               Development               (CHILD)/Food               for               Education               (FFE)               program               in               Ethiopia               is               in               a               very               fortunate               funding               position               this               year.

We               have               secured               enough               resources               for               the               coming               school               year               (September               2008               -               June               2009)               and               three-quarters               of               the               resources               required               for               the               next               school               year               (September               2009               -               June               2010)               based               on               annual               commitments               from               Canada,               a               three-year               commitment               from               the               McGovern-Dole               Food               For               Education               Program               (U.S.),               and               private               funding               from               various               corporations,               such               as               YUM!

Brands,               and               other               smaller               private               donors.
               How               have               high               food               prices               impacted               funding               of               school               feeding               programs?
               The               cost               of               running               the               program               has               increased               by               50               percent               since               early               2007.

Therefore,               WFP               either               has               to               raise               resources               by               an               additional               50               percent,               or               do               less               with               the               same               amount               of               money.

However,               it               should               be               noted               that               the               actual               funding               crisis               for               CHILD/FFE               came               before               the               rising               food/fuel               prices               really               affected               the               program,               as               the               Resource               Allocation               to               Ethiopia's               Country               Program               was               reduced               by               43%               from               2006               to               2007.

This               resulted               in               a               significant               reduction               of               the               CHILD/FFE               program               from               supporting               653,000               school               children               to               only               378,000               school               children.

The               program               is               now               recovering               and               currently               reaching               414,078               children.

The               Country               Program               plan               is               to               support               438,000               school               children               this               year.
               How               can               someone               help               the               school               feeding               program?
               Although               the               funding               looks               very               good               at               the               moment,               a               program               like               CHILD/FFE               needs               multi-annual               commitments               and               funding               in               order               to               ensure               continuity               of               the               program               and               achieve               results.

Therefore,               it               is               important               to               continue               raising               funds               for               2009               in               order               to               ensure               that               the               program               is               sustained               at               current               levels.
               Secondly,               the               CHILD               initiative               needs               good               partnerships               to               help               provide               Essential               Package               elements.

Therefore,               inviting               interested               organizations               to               partner               with               WFP               and               Ministry               of               Education               to               deliver               Essential               Package               services               would               be               of               great               support.
               Contributions               can               be               made               through               the               WFP               web               site               (and,               in               the               United               States,               through               Friends               of               the               World               Food               Program).
               Anything               else               you'd               like               to               add               about               why               you               think               school               feeding               is               important               for               people               to               support?
               Supporting               school               feeding               programs               helps               children               get               an               education               in               a               healthy               and               child-friendly               school               environment.

It               is               the               best               way               to               ensure               a               future               generation               of               productive               adults.






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