School
Lunch-For-All Programs
The need for
sufficient and wholesome food for Physical development is well recognized,
especially for children and youth. Growth in body and intelligence of student
largely depends on nutritious food taken daily. There stills, however, a large
number of school children whose families are without necessary means to provide
them with a daily lunch. The Ministry of Education therefore deems this
programs imperative; it must indeed be urgently implemented.
Objective
To provide all
school children with a daily lunch adequate and suitable for their
requirements.
Target
1.
By the year 2000, a daily lunch in sufficient quantity for school
children.
2. By the year 2001, nutritious and healthy
food will be provided to all school children who will thus acquire desirable
food habits.
1. School will
conduct surveys on the number of both students with and without or with an
insufficient lunch. In each school, a lunch-for-all committee, comprised of
parent representatives of local organizations, will be established and
entrusted with the responsibilities for attainment of the programme objectives
2. Announcement
for public information a list of schools where the lunch-for-all programme has
been fully implemented
3. For school which have not
reached the target, efforts will be made by all concerned for attainment of the
programme objective.
4. Continuous development
and improvement of the programme by the respective committees.
5. Committees at
levels of the ministry of Education department, will follow up, monitor and
access the progress made.
Effective
As of academic
year 1999.
Budgetary sources
1. Subsidies for
basic requirements provided by various departments
2. Mobilization
of necessary funds through various means.
3. School Lunch
Fund provided by the government.
4. Donations form
foundations, local administration organizations, temples, mosques, other
religious and charity organizations, as well as private persons.
Responsible agencies
Ministry of Education, department and divisions under jurisdiction
of the Ministry, local administration organizations, school, school committees
etc.
Expected outcomes
With the school
Lunch-for-All Programme being fully implemented, all students will acquire
desirable food habits, resulting in better health and higher academic achievements.
Source : External Relations Division,
Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education Thai Education in
Brief : Its part ; present, and Future. 2000
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