The Fanteakwa North District Assembly has lauded the efforts of World Vision Ghana and it’s partners the Ministry of Agriculture, Education and Health in moving to address issues of malnutrition and child food poverty in the district.
Statistics indicates that between 22 to 29 percent of children are in multidimensional poverty and 1 out of every 5 children in the district is experiencing stunted growth.
Again 1 out of every 2 children has anemia a disturbing situation which needed urgently and pragmatic measures to curtail and to address this World Vision Ghana and it’s partners has launched the “Enough Campaign”.
The ” Enough Campaign” which is a global initiative targeted at ending malnutrition in terms of stunting, wasting, lack of micronutrients and overweight will also help rally support to improve food security in communities.
Addressing journalist at the event, the Fanteakwa North District Coordinating Director Agbo Eric appreciated the kind gesture from World Vision Ghana and it’s partners and called on parents to also contribute their quota.
” This conscious global efforts by World Vision and it’s partners to end malnutrition and hunger in Fanteakwa North is laudable move which needs to be commended, we appreciate it because it’s very necessary that no child goes to bed hungry”.
” We operate an agrarian economy here and we have arable lands to feed the country all year round so we will need the support of all stakeholders to move big time into agriculture and provide the needed food nutrients for our children. Parents have a critical role to achieve this and we need them not to relent but try their possible best to give their wards the best in life”.
On his part the World Vision Ghana Cluster Programs Manager for the Fanteakwa and Afram Plains area programs Felix Afasi.
” The statistics are worrying and this is the right time to provide enough food for our children and their families so they can concentrate on their career path and thrive in their aspirations so World Vision Ghana and it’s partners have launched this campaign to address the issues with malnutrition and hunger “.
” Ghana is an agrarian economy and we can not allow ourselves to go hungry so we are calling on all stakeholders to come on board so that we can have a conversation on how to address malnutrition and hunger “.
Mr Felix Afasi however appreciated government for increasing the school feeding quota and urged for a scale up.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com
