Ms. Djina Guillet Delatour, the new coordinator of the National School Canteen Program (PNCS) in post since the end of February 2021 announced that her institution, under the supervision of the Ministry of National Education, intends to distribute food to nearly 1.4 million students (50% of the total).

She recalled that this food distribution operation which will begin in the coming days in 3 departments (North-West, West and South-East) identified as red zones (risk of malnutrition) and will continue until September 2021. The plan for purchasing and distributing food has already been drawn up.

Coordinator Delatour also plans to work to connect its nine departmental branches in order to meet the major objective of the Ministry of National Education of reaching 60% of school children.

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