{"id":87430,"date":"2024-11-23T22:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T22:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/school-meal-program-in-balochistan-a-step-towards-better-education-and-nutrition\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T22:30:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T22:30:04","slug":"school-meal-program-in-balochistan-a-step-towards-better-education-and-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/school-meal-program-in-balochistan-a-step-towards-better-education-and-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"School Meal Program in Balochistan \u2013 A Step Towards Better Education and Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Editorial:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Balochistan Education Department and the World Food Programme (WFP) marks a significant step towards addressing critical issues of malnutrition and low school enrolment in Balochistan.<\/p>\n

Under this two-year initiative, 20,000 students in 65 schools will benefit from 5 million nutritious meals, aiming to combat nutritional deficiencies, improve attendance, and enhance learning outcomes.<\/p>\n

Balochistan, despite being resource-rich, faces severe developmental challenges. Malnutrition, stunting, and anemia, particularly among women and children, are widespread.<\/p>\n

Hidden hunger\u2014a condition where essential nutrients are lacking\u2014contributes to high child mortality rates. Poverty and unemployment exacerbate these issues, leaving millions of children vulnerable.<\/p>\n

Education Minister Raheela Hameed Khan Durrani emphasized the transformative potential of this program in boosting enrolment and improving student health.<\/p>\n

However, with over 3 million out-of-school children and 1 million enrolled in schools across the province, this initiative must be expanded.<\/p>\n

Global organizations like the WFP should extend their support beyond the initial 20,000 students to reach marginalized neighborhoods and backward districts.<\/p>\n

Providing free meals to all school-going children could significantly improve enrolment, retention, and overall well-being.<\/p>\n

This program not only addresses nutrition but also promotes education as a tool for empowerment in Balochistan. Scaling up such initiatives is essential to secure a healthier, more educated future for the province\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Editorial:\u00a0 The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Balochistan Education Department and the World Food Programme (WFP) marks a significant step towards addressing critical issues of malnutrition and low school enrolment in Balochistan. Under this two-year initiative, 20,000 students in 65 schools will benefit from 5 million nutritious meals, aiming to combat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.quettavoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3263.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quetta-zila-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t