The intense summer heat does not seem to bother the 1,300 students in the afternoon shift at René Schick School, located in the capital district of the same name. Voices and laughter fill the classrooms where the children wait eagerly to receive their plate of rice, beans, tortillas and a bowl of fortified cereal. Today there is a special guest- Norma Ortiz Jiménez, Director of the Integral School Nutrition Programme of the Ministry of Education. Director Norma Ortiz (left) joins teacher … [Read more...]
Nicaragua: Celebrating Gender Equality Through School Meals
May 10, 2013 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: CENTRAL AMERICA, FEATURED, Uncategorized, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, Autonomous Region of the North Atlantic, Central America, education, food programs, gender, Jinotega, Madriz, Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Nueva Segovia, school programs, self sustainability, South America, WFP, women.
