Fundraising walk for hungry children

Fundraising walk for hungry children

JAKARTA: In an effort to help more than 700,000 Indonesian
children in hunger, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP)
and partnering global logistics provider TNT plan to jointly hold
a fundraising walk in Ragunan Zoo, South Jakarta, on Sunday.

"We expect to raise more than Rp 200 million (US$21,052) from
participants to help fund WFP's school feeding program," WFP
country director Mohamed Saleheen said on Tuesday.

At the same time, similar walks will also take place in
another 200 cities around the world. The one in Jakarta will be
participated in by WFP and TNT staff, families and local NGO
activists.

Currently, the WFP sets aside US$45 million a year to help
feed 2.5 million infants, school-aged children and pregnant women
through the disbursement of biscuits in elementary schools and
posyandu (integrated health service posts).

The funds raised will also be used to help more than 140,000
malnourished children in West and East Nusa Tenggara provinces.
--JP