"In contrast, German Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan was calmly sitting down at a low wooden school desk in one of the poorest countries in the world. She decided instead to spend time listening to young people in Sierra Leone. And so the students chatted with the minister in English over well-filled plates. They ate rice and vegetables, climate-adapted crops such as sweet potatoes, grown by local farmers who thus have a reliable income."
"The UN organization and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) are jointly supporting the national school lunch program in the Karene district. Since 2023, more than 34,000 children in 115 schools have benefited from free school meals. The BMZ has provided around 10 million in additional to what is provided by the government of Sierra Leone. "It's paying off," said Sierra Leone's Trade Minister Ibrahim Alpha Sesay. "We are creating an economic ecosystem here, an internal trade.""
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz framed a return to great power rivalry and armament at Davos. German Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan visited Sierra Leone to meet students and observe a national school lunch program. The UN World Food Programme and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development jointly support the Karene district program. Since 2023, more than 34,000 children in 115 schools have received free meals. The BMZ contributed about 10 million euros in addition to Sierra Leonean government funding. The meals use climate-adapted crops, boost local farmer incomes, and create an internal economic ecosystem. Sierra Leone faces limited revenues and gaps after donor withdrawals.
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