This Xmas we are seeking URGENT funding for our largest project - the School Feeding programe at the two [impoverished and rural] schools of Santa Luisa de Marillac (SLM) and Sao Vicente de Paulo (SVP).

The ALG School Feeding programme improves school attendance through the incentive of a free meal while supporting student performance by reducing hunger during classes. It promotes better health and gender equality, as girls do not have to skip school to cook for their brothers at home, as well as originating local and mostly female employment.

Meals are provided to the entire school population at Sta. Luisa de Marillac and S. Vicente de Paulo Schools, where our organization already sponsors 215 and 240 of the poorest children.

For monthly cost of £6/child, the combined school population of 2 300 students receive a daily nutritious hot meal, which sometimes is often their only meal during the day. These programmes were launched in 2013 and in 2022, respectively, and for with a significant and measurable impact on school assiduity, child health and academic performance to date.

At an annual cost of £143 thousand it this educational programme represents a significant effort for ALG and is under severe risk of being reduced in 2024.