Help nourish children's minds and bodies with daily meals. Donate before June 30, 2023 and your donation will be matched 18X.
SCHOOL FEEDING FUNDING PROPOSAL IN SIERRA LEONE School Feeding in Sierra Leone
Help nourish children’s minds and bodies with daily meals.
Students sit down for the noon lunch with their friends.
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FUNDING PROPOSAL: SCHOOL FEEDING IN SIERRA LEONE
Hungry to Learn A daily school feeding program helps nourish minds and bodies.
THE SITUATION Children can’t learn if they’re hungry. Girls can’t thrive if they’re hungry. That’s the challenge for children who live in homes where they don’t have regular access to safe and nutritious food. It’s estimated that’s the situation for four out of five households in Sierra Leone. It didn’t always used to be that way. Climate change has decimated a once-thriving agriculture industry, forcing an overreliance on imported foods. The war in Ukraine and escalating shipping costs have led to serious food shortages. One-third of children under five have impaired growth due to inadequate nutrition, risking their health and ability to learn. Most households in the country spend over 75% of their income on food, and even then, 80% of families living in Sierra Leone cannot afford a healthy diet. One of the proven ways to fight this hunger crisis is school meals programs.
THE ASK Do you want to help more than 300,000 children in Sierra Leone access nutritious, home-grown school meals? DONATE NOW!
Led by The Power of One Foundation a number of our most generous donors have combined with the Sierra Leone government to match Canadian donations of up to $250,000 35x . This could unlock $9M to support critical school meals programs that fuel healthy bodies and minds.
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We value our partnerships with the Sierra Leone government. Together, with your support , we will help address the hunger crisis so children can continue to learn and lead healthy lives.”
—Dr. Tanjina Mirza, chief programs offer, Plan International Canada
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Left: Students, including 10-yearold Sallieu (centre), support one another. Children’s clubs have been set up to create inclusive spaces for everyone.
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FUNDING PROPOSAL: SCHOOL FEEDING IN SIERRA LEONE
For children, food insecurity is particularly devastating. Not having enough healthy food can have serious implications for a child’s physical and mental health, academic achievement and future economic prosperity. Research shows a link between food insecurity and delayed development in young children – as well as a risk of chronic illnesses like asthma and anemia, and behavioural problems like hyperactivity, anxiety and aggression in schoolage children.” —Amadu Bah, director of Plan International’s school feeding program in Moyamba
Fill Plates & Fuel Social Change With your support, the Sierra Leone school feeding program will help 301,397 children (especially girls) access food. But that’s not all. Female farmers provide food for the school meals, which earns them a steady income to support their families.
Your involvement will help: • Provide nutritious meals to students in 1,571 schools in seven districts • Deliver hygiene and food safety training for school cooks, kitchen helpers, community volunteers and school staff • Distribute plates, spoons and serving bowls for students and provide cooking utensils, ladles, face masks and gloves for school cooks • Disseminate gender awareness and child protection training using a Training of Trainers approach to reach a wide audience in the education system
The school feeding program will: • Improve the nutrition of school children • Contribute to improved focus, literacy and school attendance • Promote nutrition education and better eating habits amongst children and families • Foster local economies and empower women farmers • Encourage diversification by growing local crops
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Your donation will be matched 35x If you contribute by June 30, 2023. ACT NOW
Led by The Power of One Foundation a number of our most generous donors have combined with the Sierra Leone government to match Canadian donations of up to $250,000 35x . This could unlock $9M to support critical school meals programs that fuel healthy bodies and minds. Please don’t delay. Give today before the June 30, 2023 deadline. Now extended to August 31 .
Now extended to August 31.
Zainab’s Dream
Konima’s “Growing” Business
Today this 12-year-old is back in her desk full-time at the school she attends in Moyamba District in southern Sierra Leone. In the past, Zainab’s attendance was spotty because her mother couldn’t afford to provide her with a lunch. Now the grade six student receives a meal through the school meals program. “I almost dropped out because of hunger,” she shares. Now Zainab can focus on her goal of becoming a nurse.
Konima used to travel long distances between villages to sell the produce from her farm. Today, the mother of six supplies the school’s meals program. Her farming business is growing, and she has a more reliable income to support her family and to cover the costs of her children’s schooling. “Without the school meals program, my family and I couldn’t survive,” she say. “I’m so happy now.”
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FUNDING PROPOSAL: SCHOOL FEEDING IN SIERRA LEONE
This is what you can do: Your support for the school meals project will play a key role in helping the next generation of children in Sierra Leone – especially girls – to thrive and reach their full potential. You will also help women-led farming co-operatives. We have an urgent goal to raise $500K by June 30, 2023 .
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Sierra Leone: Country Office Where we work
ABOVE: Students line up to receive their daily hot lunch at school. They usually have rice and fish, or garri, which is flour from starchy cassava root. Before the school feeding program was launched student numbers had dwindled as children dropped out to help support their parents or because their empty bellies mean it’s impossible to concentrate in class. RIGHT: Women join in the preparing the lunch meal using produce and supplies from local female-led farming co-operatives.
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Time- limited opportunity! Donate before August 31 2023, to nurture healthy futures. Your donation will be matched 35x
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Students who are participating in the school feeding program.
For more information, please contact: Barbara Sutton, CFRE Lead, Impact Philanthropy (437) 828-8760 bsutton@plancanada.ca
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