Food programme recipients grateful for free school meal
About 4,000 poor and hardcore poor pupils in 100 primary schools across the country received free meals before lessons through the Enhanced Supplementary Food Programme initiative. — Picture courtesy of Instagram/Maszlee
Bernama talked to some of the recipients who were thankful to the ministry as they came from underprivileged groups who have to suffer hunger at school. “I had lost my mother, so my father could only prepare a simple breakfast before school. Now, I am very happy to be able to eat with my friends before lessons every day,” she said.
“I used to have stomach ache while waiting for recess to eat the meal provided through the Supplementary Food Programme . There I get to eat food like chicken rice and nasi lemak,” she said. “The food is delicious... I hope we can have Milo again tomorrow. Usually, we only had bread at home for breakfast,” Zhi Hin said.
In PAHANG, a Year Four pupil Intan Nursoleha Roslan from SK Temin said she usually could not have breakfast at home as she had to leave for school at 6.30 am with her father, who would then go straight to work. “Usually my mother would provide between RM2 to RM5. If I got RM5, I must keep RM1 in my moneybox, so I would only spend RM4... I’m very thankful for the free breakfast. I can save more money,” she said.
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