Tajik school nutrition program receives international inspection
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Representatives from the Russian Embassy in Tajikistan, the Tajik Ministry of Education and Science, and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) inspected schools in Yovon district, Khatlon province, to review the country’s school feeding program.
The delegation visited secondary schools No. 80, No. 45, and No. 35, examining how meals are organised and cafeterias operate. They also toured the district’s central bakery, which provides bread to elementary school students participating in the program.
The Tajik government runs the school feeding program in partnership with the WFP and with funding from Russia. Currently, the program delivers daily hot meals and baked goods to approximately 460,000 elementary school students in around 2,000 schools across 60 cities and districts of Tajikistan.
WFP Country Director Siemon Hollema stated his organisation ensured food supplies reached schools at the beginning of the academic year and will continue deliveries throughout the year, with preparations for the next year already in progress. The program also renovates school facilities like cafeterias and bakeries and offers technical assistance to enhance the nutrition system, contributing to children’s health, food security, and local development.
