AKP Phnom Penh, April 29, 2025 --

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) supports Cambodia’s national homegrown school feeding programme for 2025-2029 with another US$10 million.

KOICA formalised the assistance with the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports (MoEYS) and the World Food Programme (WFP) in an official event on April 29.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of MoEYS H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Country Director of KOICA Cambodia Office Ms. Moon Jung Choi, and Country Director of WFP Ms. Claire Conan co-chaired the event.

The programme proved itself as an effective integrated approach and, with the additional support, is expected to benefit some 133,300 pre-primary and primary students across 428 schools in five provinces, including Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Thom, Pursat, Oddar Meanchey, and Siem Reap.

The assistance builds on its first phase, lasting from 2020 to 2024, with an investment of US$10 million.

According to the assessment of the initiative, school meals serve as an incentive for parents to send their kids to school, nutrition for children to be mentally and physically healthy for their education, and an income source for local smallholder farmers.

By Chan S. Ratha