Caring Sabah teacher’s free meal project ensures poor students will no longer go hungry in school
Thursday, 23 Jul 2020 01:09 PM MYTThe SMK Convent St Cecilia teacher discovered that many students went to school on an empty stomach while some could only afford rice with salt. ― Picture via Facebook/Maisarah Hannan
The Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent St Cecilia in Sandakan, Sabah came up with the idea after discovering some students went hungry because they couldn’t afford a meal at the school canteen., a website for school teachers, Maisarah was devastated to learn that students from financially-challenged households didn’t have the means to bring food from home – many went to school on an empty stomach while some only ate rice with salt.
Maisarah recently took to Facebook to share heartwarming images of students enjoying packets of nasi lemak that were neatly arranged on a shelf.“We are back after a long break, thank you for contributing because it makes them happy, may you be blessed.”The post which was shared on Tuesday also marks the students’ return to school since the movement control order was enforced in March.
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