Madalena school feeds 500 pupils with local produce
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Telanon
At Albertina Matos school in the village of Madalena, São Tomé and Príncipe, nearly 500 pupils are fed local produce, including food from the school garden. For World Food Day on 16 October, the canteen served a cassava-based dish as part of a project supported by Portuguese NGO HELPO and oil company GALP, according to Telanon.
Albertina Matos school in the village of Madalena, São Tomé and Príncipe, feeds 500 pupils local produce as part of the National School Meals Programme, reports Telanon. The initiative was highlighted on 16 October, World Food Day.
A pioneer in creating a school garden in São Tomé and Príncipe, the school involves parents and guardians in food production. Pupils help tend the plants and harvest the fruit, while the canteen has reintroduced dishes made with local produce, according to Telanon.
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