Food aid for vulnerable Lankans from USDA and Save the Children
View(s):The United States, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and in partnership with Save the Children, donated 320 metric tonnes of split yellow peas on Friday, a US embassy official said.
The donation was made to nourish Sri Lankan schoolchildren and is part of a larger donation of 3,000 metric tonnes of food, the official added.
U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha, Health Ministry representatives, and officials from the National Planning Department and Save the Children Sri Lanka attended the handing over ceremony.
“This donation from the American people targets the most vulnerable Sri Lankans-children-and enables them to focus on their schooling rather than on their hunger. Every nourishing meal will be a testament to the U.S.’s commitment to helping
Sri Lankans emerge from the worst economic crisis since the country’s independence,” said Ambassador Chung.
The shipment is part of the USDA McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programme, a five-year US$26 million project aimed at providing immediate emergency assistance to the food insecure to improve literacy and attendance by reducing hunger.
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