Number of Children Fed Daily:
269
Cost of Feeding the Children:
$0.17 per child per day
What the Children are Fed:
Bread, jam and cheese
A missionary in Kosovo, works as an English teacher in the city of Drenas. This region is one of the poorest in Kosovo and saw some of the first massacres in 1998 that ended in the genocide of nearly 12,000 Albanians by 1999.
Although the majority of roads, houses and public institutions have been rebuilt, most of the major factories remain closed. Little investment has been made into small businesses resulting in an unemployment rate that remains at 80%. Social assistance from the government is not enough to sustain even a small family.
Most schools in Kosovo offer an optional bread program to families who can afford it. Drenas is one of the few regions in Kosovo that does not receive this benefit.
ChildCry is partnering with parents to provide 1/2 of the funding needed for 1 piece of bread per day for 269 students. The door remains open to provide bread for all the schools in Drenas.
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