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ITAR-TASS, Russia
May 4, 2012 Friday 05:51 PM GMT+4
School Milk program launched in Yerevan
YEREVAN May 4
The "School Milk" program was launched in Yerevan on Friday. Two
hundred and fifty primary school students will be daily given a cup of
cocoa with milk and a fruit bar cookie.
Russia assigned $8 million for the program, which would last through
2012 and apply to 50,000 schoolchildren. The Armenian government
provides technical support the program.
"The School Milk" program is a school catering model, which is
supported by governments in many countries, Russian embassy councilor,
head of the Armenian office of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth
of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International
Humanitarian Cooperation Viktor Krivopuskov said. Milk is a compulsory
element of the school food ration in a number of countries, such as
the United States, Germany, Japan, China and India. Depending on a
country, the programs are funded either by the authorities or by
international organizations or by private companies or by
schoolchildren's parents.
The "School Milk" program is a joint project of Russia and the UN
World Food Program. The Russian Agriculture Ministry and the Federal
Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living
Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation are taking part in
it.
The Russian United Grain Company supplies food for school lunches. The
Armenian government will take control of the project next year,
Krivopuskov said.
May 4, 2012 Friday 05:51 PM GMT+4
School Milk program launched in Yerevan
YEREVAN May 4
The "School Milk" program was launched in Yerevan on Friday. Two
hundred and fifty primary school students will be daily given a cup of
cocoa with milk and a fruit bar cookie.
Russia assigned $8 million for the program, which would last through
2012 and apply to 50,000 schoolchildren. The Armenian government
provides technical support the program.
"The School Milk" program is a school catering model, which is
supported by governments in many countries, Russian embassy councilor,
head of the Armenian office of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth
of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International
Humanitarian Cooperation Viktor Krivopuskov said. Milk is a compulsory
element of the school food ration in a number of countries, such as
the United States, Germany, Japan, China and India. Depending on a
country, the programs are funded either by the authorities or by
international organizations or by private companies or by
schoolchildren's parents.
The "School Milk" program is a joint project of Russia and the UN
World Food Program. The Russian Agriculture Ministry and the Federal
Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living
Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation are taking part in
it.
The Russian United Grain Company supplies food for school lunches. The
Armenian government will take control of the project next year,
Krivopuskov said.