Canadian agency donates $4 million to help feed school children in Nicaragua
Nov 9th, 2007 by Jon Posted in Nicaragua News | 2 Comments
In an age where the Canadian federal government is running a massive budget surplus of $911 million dollars (see this news story), it’s comforting to see that the country has not neglected its responsibility to helping the global community.
In an announcement made yesterday, November 8, that the Canadian International Development Agency (or CIDA) will donate $4 million Canadian dollars to the World Food program which in turn will feed school children in Nicaragua for a year.
“This money will go to some of the poorest areas of Nicaragua and feed over 175,000 school children,” said Minister Oda, the Minister of International Cooperation. “Today’s announcement is part of Canada’s ongoing response to the after-effects of Hurricane Felix and the recent flooding in Nicaragua, which have both destroyed crops and reduced food security.”
This announcement is part of a larger plan where Canada hopes to help Nicaraguans gain better access to education by helping eliminate extreme poverty and hunger in children.
April 30th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
[...] in November 2007, I reported here that Canada was going to donate $4 million to help feed children in Nicaragua through the Canadian CIDA initiative. I wonder if any of the $45 [...]
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:06 am
[...] to the WFP by $45 million USD. With the increase in world food prices and Canada’s existing commitment to helping Nicaragua in November, I wondered if Canada will adjust their contribution to Nicaragua [...]