Govt to roll out feeding scheme for 110 000 children in ECD centres

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2025-10-02

WINDHOEK, 06 January 2025 - Deputy Minister of Sports, Youth and National Service, Emma Kantema at the 2025 FIH Indoor World Cup team send-off. (Photo by: Edward Tenete) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 02 OCT – The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare will roll out a nationwide feeding scheme reaching over 110 000 children across 3 866 early childhood development (ECD) centres, Minister Emma Kantema has announced.
The initiative forms part of the relaunch of the Life Starts programme, which has now been institutionalised as a national framework to improve nutrition, early learning, and safety for young children.
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