Mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program provide food in guinea bissau

This federal Cooperative Agreement award for $27,713,462.00 was made on September 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service under the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.608). The award will provide agricultural commodities, financial assistance, and technical support to implement school feeding programs, literacy initiatives, and maternal and child nutrition interventions in Guinea-Bissau. The key objectives are to reduce hunger, improve literacy and primary education, with a particular focus on supporting girls' educational opportunities. A sub-award of unspecified amount will be made to Caritas Guine Bissau to support activities like improving literacy instruction, reducing student hunger, increasing access to clean water and sanitation, and enhancing school staff knowledge on safe food preparation and storage.