Manso-Nkwanta (Ash), Sept 27, GNA -- A four-member team from the Millennium Hunger Project Task Force in the Netherlands have called on officials of the Amansie West District Assembly at Manso-Nkwanta. The visit was to interact with officials of the assembly and brief them on the importance of the NEPAD Home Grown School Feeding programme under which school children are fed with balanced diet and nutritious food in order to keep them healthy at all times.

In short remarks, Dr Hans Eenhoorn, leader of the delegation, appealed to members of the district school feeding implementation committee and School Management Committees to sensitise members in their communities to understand the importance of the Home Grown School Feeding Programme.

He said the programme which aimed at encouraging communities to use their own locally-produced food crops to feed their pupils would not only provide balanced diet for the children but would also improve the incomes of the people in the community.

Mr Vincent Amissah, District Co-ordinating Director, said five schools had been selected to participate in the feeding programme and mentioned them as Essuowin, Manso-Abore, Brofoyedu, Gyumako and Groso primary schools.

Mr Amissah said members in the communities and the assembly would work hard to ensure that the programme achieved its goals in the district.

Mrs Beatrice Boakye-Ansah Prempeh, District Director of Education, said the programme would help increase school enrolment and appealed to parents to take advantage of it, as well as the capitation grant, to send their children to school.