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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has contributed $8 million to support the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) home-grown school meals program in Haiti, where half of the population struggles to find enough to eat.
WFP stated Tuesday, September 24, that the grant from the Church will support its ongoing work with local governments and partners in Haiti’s Artibonite and Centre departments to scale up school meals that use food from local smallholder farmers.
In the upcoming 2024–25 school year, it plans to provide school meals to nearly 500,000 students, 70% of which will be made entirely with Haitian-grown ingredients purchased from local farmers.
“As followers of Jesus Christ, we strive to care for those in need as He would,” said Blaine R. Maxfield, Managing Director of the Church’s Welfare and Self-Reliance Services. “These efforts in Haiti will help ensure that children have access to the nutrition they need to focus on their education, while at the same time strengthening communities by sourcing meals locally.”
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