Santo Domingo.- Several international agencies will manage design, implement and improve the logistics and the early warning and protocol systems to monitor the school breakfast, at the Education Ministry’s request, a measure that comes after several sectors accused it of incompetence in the sickening of thousands of students since the start of the year nationwide.
The United Nations Program for Development (PNUD), the World Food Program and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) will be responsible for the school breakfast in those vital areas during eight months, with a structuring cost of 18 million pesos.
Education minister Melanio Paredes, UNPD representative Vallerie Julliand and Maria Jesus Count, of Unicef yesterday said the plan aims to provide adequate nutrition in the schools, as well an integral analysis of the impact in the nutritional levels of the school breakfast’s beneficiaries.
Benefit
Paredes also noted that the agreement seeks to increase the breakfast’s quality and impact by improving the rations’ nutritional level and quality, as well as the food’s handling and sanitary control, vigilance and the effectiveness of the spending, with the participation of the community, parents and teachers.
Written by: matador, 17 Nov 2010 9:24 AM
From: United States, www.brugal-ron.com/home.php
is this guy Haitian?
Written by: matador, 17 Nov 2010 9:25 AM
From: United States, www.brugal-ron.com/home.php
is this guy Haitian?
From: United States
You guys are such a joke.
Do any Dominicans find this embarrassing?
Now if someone would take over your government.
Written by: Atabey, 17 Nov 2010 9:46 AM
From: United States, NYC
Better that the children be safe and well fed than to allow the incompetence to continue hindering their educational opportunity. Perhaps seeing and observing better practices will facilitate future improvements in the delivery of services in DR.
Written by: abc200, 17 Nov 2010 10:10 AM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
This program must be a first priority for the DR government. Child mortality and malnourishment are a major problems.
Organising nutrition programs is suprisingly complicated and international assistiance is obviously needed till Dominicans gain competance. I can remember a stern lady saying ' you cannot leave the dining place till your plate is finished' when I was at school and the food though not appertising was generally healthy and was the only protein based meal many pupils had for the day.
The next generation is the vital investment for any nation.
So excellent news.
S.
Written by: juanb, 17 Nov 2010 10:39 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Foreigners should take over this food program due to the incompetence of the authorities in charge? Are we so incapable of running a simple thing like a food program? If new leadership for this program is based on incompetence then shouldn't foreigners take over everything else for the same reason?
In addition, shouldn't we worry for our children beyond their dietary needs? Shouldn't we worry about the woefull education that they are receiving? Should't someone come in and run the education system here?
From: United States
Why didn’t these people do jail time?
Now I understand, Dominicans think that incompetence and amoral behavior is a defense against being tried and sent to jail for poisoning children. So it is basically OK as long as you are incompetent.
What a group.
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
After the Chileans and the luz, now more foreigners with school breakfast.
Another admission that Dominicans can't do even the most basic things right
If the tendency holds, we might have a Zimbabwean appointed by the IMF in the Palace within a few years.
Written by: Freedom, 17 Nov 2010 12:14 PM
From: United States
The United Nations Program for Development (PNUD), the World Food Program and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) will be responsible for the school breakfast in those vital areas
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Oh hell no, i hope parents feed there own children instead of buying a damm lottery ticket or Rum ,before letting the UN help.
Written by: abc200, 17 Nov 2010 1:06 PM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
In the UK it was difficult for parents to buy the right food even if they had the money. Even countries like Sweden and Finland have free school meals and campaigns are active in other countries.
http://www.cpag.org.uk/scotland/Case-for-Free-School-Meals.pdfHopefully the international team make a difference and the 'don't care' culture ends. Chiild mortality is high at about 4% that never complete the first 5 years of life also needs attention through infant feeding and medical programs.
An international team is needed for this also.
S.
From: United States
This is pathetic. We admit we cannot run a healthy food program for our schools. So how do we run a country when we can't even make sure our kids eat healthy in school? LF you are a miserable failure to not step in and fix this. People should be held accountable for the poisoning of our children. Now we pass off the job because we realize we don't want to be held accountable for more failure? We look like complete idiots to the rest of the world. Hey world we can't even feed our kids a school meal we poison them! And nobody is held accountable either. Makes me want to puke!
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
cbelk
I'm Haitian like you're Chinese.
I'm a free thinker, that's what you don't like.
Te lo pongo en E'pañol, pake veas?
Written by: juanb, 17 Nov 2010 2:44 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Veronica:
+2
Written by: okian, 17 Nov 2010 4:41 PM
From: United States
Paredes is rubbing his hands together and saying oh yeah, I can kick back and let them do all the work and keep collecting my (over)pay.
Less responsibility with the same pay is always nice :)
Written by: danny00, 17 Nov 2010 8:18 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
plan for the young in the dr going to school.
All children must receive compulsory education between the ages of six and fifteen years, and all children up to the age of eighteen must complete the first three years of secondary, including one sitting of the Junior Certificate examination.[93] The Leaving Certificate, taken after two years of study, is the final examination in the secondary school system. Those intending to pursue higher education normally take this examination, with access to third-level courses generally depending on results obtained from the best six subjects taken, on a competitive basis.[94].
Written by: danny00, 17 Nov 2010 8:21 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
100% correct better outsiders over see this major problem in the schools.
WHY wait or try and fix the problem our selfs.
it would be only a matter of time before one child gets so ill from the food and milk that they might die and not one childs life is worth this.
BETTER OUTSIDERS THEN SICK OR EVEN WORST DEAD CHILD.
From: Zambia, I LIKE MY HAITIAN SHAKEN NOT STIRRED!
He might have Haitian bloods, he is black afterall.
Written by: walnut, 18 Nov 2010 11:07 AM
From: Bouvet Island, Cayuga lakeside
Anything is better than having Dominicans handle anything important. I am aghast at how dysfunctional this once great country is becoming. The rich and powerful steal all they can and the poor and powerless suffer. The people are getting very angry at what they see as a situation so corrupt that has no hope. After being away just 4 months, I see things are much worse. Turn all aspect of running this country to foreigners....only a fool would stay the course. Let the Koreans/Israelis/Japanese/Brazilians take over everything. In a short period,it will improve greatly.
From: United States
I just wonder what are the qualifications of Melanio Paredes that makes him eligible to be minister of education in charge of educating Dominican children, Have you heard or actually paid attention to how he speaks? He seems to be lacking in a lot of areas, but most particular, his pronounciation and diction, sounds just a little bit better then a lot of cab drivers.
The minister before him Alejandrina Germán was not much better. Her language lexicon was atrocious and as gov't official is best described as mediocre, incompetent, arrogant and corrupt. She was ousted because of a milk scandal and replaced with Paredes. But in spite of the swtich, you would think the lunch problem would be solved when in fact it remains and continues to be a challenge.
How can we expect to improve education in the DR, when the leaders themselves are the ones who need education. Maybe if we send them all back to school, just maybe they might learn a thing or two, before any further damage is done
From: United States
To send letters of solidarity, write to triunfaremos@gmail.com. Call or fax the embassy of the Dominican Republic in the U.S. and tell them that you want to see solutions in education, improvement in lunches for Dominican public schools --call 202-332-6280 and fax 202-265-8057.
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You guys are such a joke.
Do any Dominicans find this embarrassing?
Now if someone would take over your government.
Organising nutrition programs is suprisingly complicated and international assistiance is obviously needed till Dominicans gain competance. I can remember a stern lady saying ' you cannot leave the dining place till your plate is finished' when I was at school and the food though not appertising was generally healthy and was the only protein based meal many pupils had for the day.
The next generation is the vital investment for any nation.
So excellent news.
S.
Foreigners should take over this food program due to the incompetence of the authorities in charge? Are we so incapable of running a simple thing like a food program? If new leadership for this program is based on incompetence then shouldn't foreigners take over everything else for the same reason?
In addition, shouldn't we worry for our children beyond their dietary needs? Shouldn't we worry about the woefull education that they are receiving? Should't someone come in and run the education system here?
Why didn’t these people do jail time?
Now I understand, Dominicans think that incompetence and amoral behavior is a defense against being tried and sent to jail for poisoning children. So it is basically OK as long as you are incompetent.
What a group.
Another admission that Dominicans can't do even the most basic things right
If the tendency holds, we might have a Zimbabwean appointed by the IMF in the Palace within a few years.
____________________________________________________________________________
Oh hell no, i hope parents feed there own children instead of buying a damm lottery ticket or Rum ,before letting the UN help.
http://www.cpag.org.uk/scotland/Case-for-Free-School-Meals.pdf
Hopefully the international team make a difference and the 'don't care' culture ends. Chiild mortality is high at about 4% that never complete the first 5 years of life also needs attention through infant feeding and medical programs.
An international team is needed for this also.
S.
I'm Haitian like you're Chinese.
I'm a free thinker, that's what you don't like.
Te lo pongo en E'pañol, pake veas?
Veronica:
+2
Less responsibility with the same pay is always nice :)
All children must receive compulsory education between the ages of six and fifteen years, and all children up to the age of eighteen must complete the first three years of secondary, including one sitting of the Junior Certificate examination.[93] The Leaving Certificate, taken after two years of study, is the final examination in the secondary school system. Those intending to pursue higher education normally take this examination, with access to third-level courses generally depending on results obtained from the best six subjects taken, on a competitive basis.[94].
WHY wait or try and fix the problem our selfs.
it would be only a matter of time before one child gets so ill from the food and milk that they might die and not one childs life is worth this.
BETTER OUTSIDERS THEN SICK OR EVEN WORST DEAD CHILD.
The minister before him Alejandrina Germán was not much better. Her language lexicon was atrocious and as gov't official is best described as mediocre, incompetent, arrogant and corrupt. She was ousted because of a milk scandal and replaced with Paredes. But in spite of the swtich, you would think the lunch problem would be solved when in fact it remains and continues to be a challenge.
How can we expect to improve education in the DR, when the leaders themselves are the ones who need education. Maybe if we send them all back to school, just maybe they might learn a thing or two, before any further damage is done