Children died in Bihar-because of Mid day meal!
Vinod Pandey
Dear all,
Since morning keep on reading and listening about 'children died in Bihar' -because of eating mid day meal in school...a lot of ho hungama..a lot of discussion on media..a lot blame games..a lot of politics.....but hardly anyone think on the fact that in most of the schools mid day meals is being considered as 'one task' to complete rather than providing nutritional food to school coming children! task completed things over and day complete with mid day meal! who cares what has cooked and what has not cooked…important is something has cooked! I think best suggestion would be we all must contribute our one time meal for the school children in remote areas..probably that would be best mid day meal for them...spare some time.....go to nearest govt. school -where mid day meal operates..sit with them ..share your lunch with them...love them....! i hope this will really work.....also policy makers of schemes like midday meal must think on its for lovely children not just they need food..but food with love and nutrition!
See news on:
On youtube (NDTV): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikARIU6JMuM
With this message I request you all to have sharing and discussion on procedure, delivery and importance of mid day meal with not only with school children but with government department involved in it…its not the problem of system, but it’s the problem of follow-up, programme design of Mid day meal is quite well but problem is in implementation…..but the big question is who will look in to better implementation?
Think on it! And make things possible! Let’s come together so that no child would die because of food scarcity or food poisioning!
Feel free to get back to me for any support from my end!
Regards
Vinod Pandey
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VINOD PANDEY
(Officer: Advocacy & Projects)
Caritas India,Divya Deepti Sadan,9-10 Bhai Veersingh Marg ,New Delhi.110001
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