The programmes manager for the Mary's meals charity from Scotland Mr. Chris Mufale, has said that the project in Turkana is aimed at improving the lives of children both physically and mentally. Speaking today during the assessment of the project at Nameyana and Nasiger nursery schools, Chris said that the situation of drought in the region compelled his organization to shift the attention to the children. He noted that food is necessary for the growth of children, and it is easy to feed them when they are in schools.
At the same time, the programmes' monitor Mrs. Abeer Maccintyre was proud to note that the project is covering 35 nursery schools all over the county, with a population of more than 3,000 children. She added that apart from Kenya, the project covers other countries in Africa which include Malawi, Liberia, Sudan Zambia and Uganda. She added that the organization is feeding more than 557,000 children in more than 16 countries all over the world.
However the nurseries co-coordinator for the diocese of Lodwar Mr. John Njagi said that the running of the project has some challenges, which includes poor terrain and far distances between schools.
The officers visited Nameyana and Nasiger Nursery schools today and will be visiting two more schools tomorrow. The Mary's meals food supply is also set to start tomorrow.
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