ECOWAS Moves To Ensure Every Child Accesses Nutritious, Safe, Sustainable School Meals Across West Africa.

By Ferdinand Olise

As part of the implementation of the Regional Agenda for Strengthening Nutrition in Sectoral Policies, Strategies and Programmes in West Africa, the ECOWAS Commission’s Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development, with technical support from the World Food Programme (WFP), has organised a regional capacity-building workshop for national stakeholders on mainstreaming nutrition into the implementation of school feeding programmes in West Africa.

According to a statement on Wednesday by the ECOWAS Commission, sixteen leaders of school feeding projects funded by ECOWAS under the Project to Promote an Integrated School Feeding Model in West Africa, (PMAI-AO), took part in the training, along with experts in charge of national school feeding programme operations implemented by the sectoral ministries of Member States, and technical partner organisations (WFP, CRS, ACF).

The Commission said this initiative illustrates ECOWAS’ vision for a West Africa where every child has access to nutritious, safe and sustainable school meals, ensuring a healthier and more prosperous future for the region.