津巴布韦在干旱期间启动的学校供餐方案提高了出勤率,减少了辍学人数。 Zimbabwe's school-feeding program launched amidst drought enhances attendance and reduces dropouts.
由于厄尔尼诺现象引起的干旱,津巴布韦启动了新的学校供餐方案,提高了上学率,减少了面临饥饿的农村儿童的辍学率。 Zimbabwe's new school-feeding program, initiated due to an El Niño-induced drought, has improved school attendance and reduced dropouts among rural children facing hunger. 埃默森·姆南加格瓦总统宣布干旱为国家灾难,要求30亿美元用于救灾工作。 President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared the drought a national disaster and requested $3 billion for relief efforts. 该方案发放了27 000吨粮食,预计会加强集中和学习成绩,尽管以前只有7.5%的儿童在学校获得热餐。 The program has distributed 27,000 tonnes of grain and is expected to enhance concentration and academic performance, though only 7.5% of children previously had access to hot meals at school.