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EGYPT (PRIORITY COUNTRY)

Completed Project (2007-2010): “Early Childhood Education Enhancement project” in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The project aimed at increasing the attendance of girls in local schools by providing food to children attending preschool education. The total contribution of the Cyprus Government to the project amounted to €718,000 ($1 mln) and it financed the provision of: 1) milk and biscuit to 12,100 children at the Governorate of Fayoum for the school year of 2007-2008 (150 school days), 2) milk and biscuit to 12,100 children in the Governorate of Fayoum for the school year 2008 (45-50 school days), 3) high fortified biscuits (date-bars) to 17,000 children in the Governorate of Fayoum for the school year 2009/2010 (120 school days) and 4) high fortified biscuits (date-bars) and rice to approximately 26,178 children for the school year 2010-2011 (6 months).


Pictures from the activities implemented within the framework of the project.




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