A one-day National Stakeholders Conference on Home-Grown School Feeding Programme takes place on Friday 27 July 2018, at the Monrovia City Hall.
According to a press release from the UN World Food Program, the Government of Liberia, the United Nations and other sector partners have organized the conference to discuss the Role of Home-Grown School Feeding Programme in ensuring every child in Liberia receives the quality education necessary to reach their full growth and developmental potential.
The President of the Republic of Liberia H. E. George Weah is expected to grace the event together with the United Nations World Food Programme’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa Mr. Abdou Dieng, Government Officials and representatives from Development Partners, regional organizations and the United Nations System in Liberia.
This conference is expected to advance consultations and open dialogue on the implementation of the nationally-owned Home-Grown School Feeding initiative and its potential to be a critical driver of development in Liberia. Closely aligned to and supportive of the Government’s Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD), Home-Grown School Feeding Programme encompasses a sustainable mechanism for strengthening the nexus between food security, nutrition, agriculture and education in Liberia and improving the livelihoods of the country’s growing youth population.
One of the important outcomes of this event will be to generate a multi-sector Action Plan for securing the long-term success of Home-Grown School Feeding Programme in Liberia and ensuring no Liberian child is left behind.