国际英语资讯:WFP starts handover of school feeding program to Laos
<p><span word="OUDOMXAY">OUDOMXAY</span>, <span word="Laos">Laos</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Programme">Programme</span> (<span word="WFP">WFP</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500 <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lao">Lao</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bor">Bor</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Oudomxay">Oudomxay</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 310 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lao">Lao</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Vientiane">Vientiane</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> 40,000 <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 200 <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2002, <span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="nutritious">nutritious</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 140,000 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1,450 <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="School">School</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="nutrition">nutrition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>, <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sengdeuane">Sengdeuane</span> <span word="Lachanthaboune">Lachanthaboune</span>, <span word="Lao">Lao</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lao">Lao</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handover">handover</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tireless">tireless</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="future">future</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>-<span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="spent">spent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="is">is</span> 6 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="Laos">Laos</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> 14 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="enrollment">enrollment</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="peers">peers</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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