Kathmandu, September 16: China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) Nepal Office delivered food relief packages to 3600 underprivileged families and school children affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in different parts of Nepal.
Funded by the Chinese Government, The Global Development and South South Cooperation Fund and China NGO Network for International Exchange, the project was launched through a formal ceremony at Shree Balkumari Secondary School at Kirtipur, suburb capital Kathmandu.
Basic food materials including 25 kg rice, 2 liter cooking oil, 6 kg and pulse will be distributed to the targeted families aiming to fulfill food sufficiency for two months under the project.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony Ms. Zou Zhiqiang, country director for CFRD Nepal, informed that the food packs under the project will be distributed through 22 community schools from 4 districts across the country including Dolakha, Kathmandu, Mahottari and Saptari.
“Nepalese are soon to celebrate their biggest annual festival Dashain and Tihar and supported food materials would be of great relief for them. She wished all Nepalese a prosperous and joyful festive celebration,” she added.
The project aims at alleviating the problem of hunger faced by poor children and families in country and helping them grow up healthily and the same time the friendship of the Chinese people will be delivered, to strengthen people to people relation.
The food package distribution Program is a sub-program of the ‘International Smiling Children Program’. Under special circumstances where the school cannot provide food normally, food packages are distributed to the families of the beneficiary children to help them tide over difficulties and reduce hunger.
The project also conveys the love of the Chinese people and friends, and intensify the people to people communication and relation, she added.
