Haiti IFRP Final Report
Summary — This report summarizes the findings of the "Hunger for Education" project in Haiti, which aimed to enhance food security, nutritional status, and learning capacity of vulnerable students through school feeding programs. The project provided lunch five days a week for 12,733 students at six school centers during the 2016-2017 school year, with direct feeding from January 2017 to October 2017.
Key Findings
- The project successfully increased food availability by shipping nineteen 40-foot containers of meals to feed 12,746 students.
- BMI measurements showed mixed results, with some centers seeing a decrease in MAM while others did not.
- Attendance data showed an overall increase in absences, but some centers saw a decrease, particularly Gressier and Gonaives.
- The feeding program improved students' focus and energy levels, especially in technical and vocational schools.
- The project created a sense of joy and comradery among students during meal times.
Full Description
The "Hunger for Education" project aimed to enhance food security, nutritional status, and learning capacity of vulnerable students in Haiti by providing complementary school feeding programs. The project's objectives were to increase access to food for 10-month school feeding programs at five Salesian centers by shipping Breedlove meals and Stop Hunger Now meals, distributing them among centers in Fort-Liberté, Cap-Haïtien, Les Cayes, Gressier, and Port-au-Prince, and equipping cafeteria facilities. It also aimed to improve student health and learning capacity by training cooks and providing lunch five days a week for 12,733 students during the 2016-2017 school year. The project ran from September 2016 to March 2018, with direct feeding from January 2017 to October 2017, and continued under a second year of funding.