Minister Fanny Montellanos Promotes Local Food Preparation for School Care and Learning in Sechura Region

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In the Sechura region, Minister Fanny Montellanos has been promoting local food preparation as a key factor in improving school care and learning. This initiative, supported by the World Food Program, serves 3,571 students from 13 educational institutions. The minister's visit to the region aimed to gather feedback from the educational community and strengthen the quality of food care provided.

Key Takeaways:

  • The National School Food Program will reinforce training in food preparation and prevention practices aimed at parents, and community surveillance will be strengthened to guarantee a safe and quality service.
  • The program has been implemented in 13 schools in the Piura region, benefiting 3,571 schoolchildren, and is run by organized mothers.
  • The minister met with students and parents at the Miguel F. Cerro and San Martin schools, collecting their opinions on the service received.
  • The new National School Food Program will incorporate social actors to integrate supervision brigades and ensure a safe and quality service.
  • Community surveillance will be strengthened, and demonstrative sessions will be held with parents to build trust and showcase harmless food preparation methods.
  • The program aims to provide adequate food and food security as a right to students, and the minister expressed her willingness to meet the needs of the students.

Statistics:

  • 3,571 students from 13 educational institutions are served through the National School Food Program in the Sechura region.
  • The program is implemented in 13 schools in the Piura region.
  • 3571 schoolchildren benefit from the program.
  • The new National School Food Program will receive training in food preparation and prevention practices aimed at parents.
  • Community surveillance will be strengthened, and supervision brigades will be integrated with social actors.

Sources:

  • Ministry of Social Development and Inclusion press release (exact citation not present in the source)
  • World Food Program (mentioned in the text without exact citation)
  • Contify.com (distributor of the source)