World Bank provides $25m for school feeding program in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2020 (FBC) –The World Bank has pledged to provide $25 million for the school feeding program launched by the Addis Ababa city administration.

The Bank’s decision came following a discussion held today between Engineer Takele Uma, Deputy Mayor of Addis Ababa city and Carolyn Turk, World Bank Country Director for Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan.

Engineer Takele said on Facebook that the new funding is part of the World Bank’s urban productive safety net program.

Carolyn Turk for her part assured the Deputy Mayor of the Bank’s continued support to development activities of the city administration.

The Addis Ababa city administration launched a school feeding program that benefits about 300,000 students this Ethiopian academic year.