Hunger for Education II
Hunger for Education II

The “Hunger for Education II” project seeks to enhance food security among vulnerable students in a country plagued by poverty and malnutrition.  Haiti consistently ranks as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the poorest countries in the developing world. Two out of every three Haitians live on less than $2 per day. A lack of access to adequate nutrition has created a crippling effect on much of Haiti’s population. One-hundred thousand Haitian children under the age of five suffer from acute malnutrition, contributing to an irreversible situation of stunted growth among 30% of all children in Haiti. Chronic hunger in Haiti has also led to a situation where one-third of all Haitian women and children suffer from anemia. Recurring sicknesses and fatigue caused by a lack of proper nutrition hamper success in the classroom and workplace, and ultimately progress in the country as a whole.

The goal of the “Hunger for Education II” project is: to enhance (a) food security through increased access, (b) nutritional status through improved utilization, and (c) learning capacity of vulnerable students in Haiti, by providing complementary school feeding programs. The project objectives are to increase availability and access to food for the implementation of 10-month school feeding programs at six Salesian centers in Haiti and to improve the health of beneficiary students and increase their capacity to learn.

Status:
Completed
Start date:
2017-09-29
End date:
2019-03-31
Country:
Haiti
Type:
Development Cooperation
NGO:
Salesian Missions - US
Target group:
General
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