IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank

Published purpose

In 2010, a contribution to the multi-donor Haiti Reconstruction Fund for health and education activities was approved. There were delays in implementation and in June 2013 the funds were redirected to the World Bank Education for All program for school feeding of Haitian children. The World Bank Education for All program is designed to support the Government of Haiti's plan for rebuilding the education system, with a focus on improving the access and quality of primary education. This multi-donor project supports the "school feeding" component of the program with the objective of increasing the attendance rate of students in primary schools. It aims to provide two daily meals (breakfast and lunch) to 27,252 school children per school year; the meals are supplemented by micronutrient additives, iodized salt, and de-worming treatment for students. The project also provides technical assistance to the Programme National des Cantines Scolaires (PNCS) in order to improve its operations and ensure sustainability.