{"id":12890,"date":"2025-01-13T16:02:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T07:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/care.org.tl\/?p=12890"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T01:03:51","slug":"hatutan-education-and-nutrition-program-launches-the-school-year-with-provision-of-meals-at-ernaro-boetua-primary-school-in-ainaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/care.org.tl\/tl\/hatutan-education-and-nutrition-program-launches-the-school-year-with-provision-of-meals-at-ernaro-boetua-primary-school-in-ainaro\/","title":{"rendered":"HATUTAN Education and Nutrition Program Launches the School Year with Provision of Meals at Ernaro\/Boetua Primary School in Ainaro"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HATUTAN Education and Nutrition Program Launches the School Year with Provision of Meals at Ernaro\/Boetua Primary School in Ainaro<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Schoolchildren in rural Ainaro enjoying their school meals on the first day of school. Photo: Sylvio da Fonseca\/CARE in Timor-Leste. Location: Ainaro.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ainaro, Janeiru 13, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Programa Edukasaun no Nutrisaun – HATUTAN, ho parseria hamutuk ho autoridade nasion\u00e1l no komunidade lok\u00e1l sira, kontente atu fornese merenda eskol\u00e1r iha inisiu anu letivu 2025 nian. Tinan ida ne’e, ami selebra inisiu anu letivu iha EBF 1.2 Ernaro\/Boetua Munisipiu Ainaro. Atu suporta Programa Merenda Eskol\u00e1r Nasional, CARE liu husi programa HATUTAN, fornese merenda eskol\u00e1r iha inisiu anu letivu atu asegura katak alunu sira hah\u00fa tinan eskola ho asesu ba hahan nutritivu. Inisiativa ida ne’e hanesan parte ida husi programa ne’e nia kompromisu atu hadi\u2019ak edukasaun, sa\u00fade no seguransa ai-han iha Timor-Leste.<\/span><\/p>


Lokaliza iha Aldeia Mau Chigalau, Suco Mauchiga, EBF 1.2 Ernaro\/Boetua iha alunu hamutuk 155 (81 feto no 74 mane). Iha loron 18 Dezembru 2024, eskola ne\u2019e simu ai-han doadu husi Governu Estadu Unidus Am\u00e9rika nia Departamentu Agrikultura (USDA), ho tot\u00e1l hamutuk 1,3 tonelada m\u00e9triku, kompostu husi f\u00f3s fortifikadu, koto makerek, forai lok\u00e1l, no mina vejet\u00e1l fortifikadu \u2013ne\u2019eb\u00e9 adekuadu atu serve ba merenda eskol\u00e1r durante loron 44. Ai-han doadu ne\u2019e iha objetivu atu hadi’ak alunu sira nia sa\u00fade, nutrisaun, no envolvimentu iha sala-laran.<\/span><\/p>


Asegura Merenda Eskol\u00e1r Komesa Sedu<\/strong><\/span>
Lansamentu programa merenda eskol\u00e1r iha loron dahuluk anu letivu nian ali\u00f1a ho Dekretu-Lei No. 61\/2022, ne’eb\u00e9 prioritiza responde ba malnutrisaun no hadi’ak rezultadu edukasaun liu husi Programa Merenda Eskol\u00e1r.<\/span><\/p>


“Liu husi ita nia esforsu hodi komesa programa merenda eskol\u00e1r nian iha loron dahuluk iha anu letivu foun, ita la’\u00f3s deit f\u00f3 merenda eskol\u00e1r; ita kria oportunidade no investe iha futuru,” dehan Peter Goodfellow, Diret\u00f3r Nasion\u00e1l CARE iha Timor-Leste. “Inisiativa ida ne’e suporta hadiak sa\u00fade, inspira prezensa alunu sira nian iha eskola, no m\u00f3s hasa\u2019e rezultadu aprendizajen di\u2019ak, iha tempu hanesan, promove mos solusaun sira mais sustentavel ne’eb\u00e9 lidera rasik husi komunidade.”<\/span><\/p>


Integra Sa\u00fade no Edukasaun<\/strong><\/span>
Programa HATUTAN kombina ai-han doadu husi USDA ho produtu agr\u00edkola lok\u00e1l sira, hodi asegura aprosimasaun nutrisaun ida-ne’eb\u00e9 balansadu iha in\u00edsiu anu letivu, no m\u00f3s suporta autoridade nasion\u00e1l, munisip\u00e1l no rejion\u00e1l sira atu implementa Programa Merenda Eskol\u00e1r Nasion\u00e1l. HATUTAN m\u00f3s inklui formasaun kompriensivu ba peso\u00e1l eskola sira konaba rai ai-han ho seguru, ijiene, no pr\u00e1tika jestaun no formasaun nutrisaun no ijiene ba kozi\u00f1eru sira.<\/span><\/p>


Desde 2019, Programa HATUTAN servisu hamutuk ho Governu Timor-Leste atu hadi’ak pr\u00e1tika lee no sa\u00fade alunu sira nian iha uma no eskola. Esforsu sira inklui apoiu ba implementasaun Governu nia programa merenda eskol\u00e1r no sa\u00fade eskol\u00e1r. HATUTAN nia peskiza hatudu impaktu pozitivu husi merenda eskol\u00e1r regul\u00e1r durante anu letivu tomak, ne\u2019eb\u00e9 hatudu ona melloramentu iha alunu sira nia prezensa iha eskola no atensaun iha sala-laran; rezultadu di\u2019ak ba abilidade lee no aprendizajen, no aumentu iha inan-aman nia partisipasaun iha eskola.<\/span><\/p>

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Selebra Progresu no Parseria<\/strong><\/span>
Eventu iha EBF 1.2 Ernaro\/Boetua hatudu atividade oioin, inklui:<\/span>
\u2022Observasaun inisiativa aprendizajen alunu nian, to\u2019os eskol\u00e1r, no programa sa\u00fade.<\/span>
\u2022Observasaun programa merenda eskol\u00e1r.<\/span>
\u2022Aprezentasaun kultur\u00e1l husi alunu sira, iha ne\u2019eb\u00e9 ita selebra Timor-Leste nia patrim\u00f3niu ne\u2019eb\u00e9 riku.<\/span>
\u2022Diskursu husi dignit\u00e1riu xave sira ne’eb\u00e9 reprezenta Embaixada Estadus Unidus Am\u00e9rika, Minist\u00e9riu Edukasaun, Autoridade Munisip\u00e1l no lider lok\u00e1l sira.<\/span><\/p>


Ko’alia konaba eventu ne’e, Reprezentante Embaixada Estadus Unidus Amerika nian ba Timor-Leste, Sr. Rodney LeGrande, hateten impaktu husi programa ne’e:<\/span>
“Liu husi parseria ne’eb\u00e9 forte, ami servisu atu asegura katak labarik sira iha \u00e1rea remota sira iha Timor-Leste simu nutrisaun ne’eb\u00e9 sira presiza atu hetan susesu iha eskola no moris. Programa ida ne’e simboliza ami nia kompromisu ba edukasaun, sa\u00fade no oportunidade.”<\/span><\/p>


Impaktu Longu-Prazu<\/strong><\/span>
HATUTAN nia apoiu ba programa merenda eskol\u00e1r la’\u00f3s de’it atu fornese nutrisaun imediata. Ida ne’e reprezenta aprosimasaun hol\u00edstiku ida hodi hakotu siklu ki\u2019ak no inseguransa ai-han liu husi hadi’ak sa\u00fade, hametin kualidade edukasaun, no promove solusaun sustentavel, ne’eb\u00e9 lidera husi komunidade hodi responde ba dezafiu lok\u00e1l sira.<\/span><\/p>


HATUTAN kontinua fornese ai-han iha Ainaro, Ermera, no O\u00e9-cusse, distribui produtu ai-han ne’eb\u00e9 finansia husi USDA ho tot\u00e1l 569 tonelada m\u00e9triku ba eskola hamutuk 363. Iha in\u00edsiu 2025, inisiativa ida ne’e sei f\u00f3 benef\u00edsiu ona ba alunu sira liu 70.359, asegura katak apoiu konsistente durante fulan importante sira iha inisiu anu letivu.<\/span><\/p>

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Ainaro, January 13, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 The HATUTAN Education and Nutrition Program, in partnership with national authorities and local communities, is delighted to provide school meals at the launch of the 2025 school year. This year, we celebrate the start of the school year at Ernaro\/Boetua primary school in Ainaro Municipality. In support of the national School Feeding Program, CARE through the HATUTAN program, provides meals at the start of school year to ensure that students begin the academic year with access to nutritious meals. This initiative is part of the program\u2019s unwavering commitment to enhancing education, health, and food security across Timor-Leste.<\/span><\/p>


Located in Aldeia Mau Chigalau, Suco Mauchiga, EBF 1.2 Ernaro\/Boetua serves 155 students (81 girls and 74 boys). On December 18, 2024, the school received its first delivery of USDA-funded food commodities, totaling 1.3 metric tons of fortified rice, pinto beans, locally sourced peanuts, and vegetable oil\u2014enough to provide 44 days of school meals. These meals aim to improve student health, nutrition, and classroom engagement while fostering community and economic resilience.<\/span><\/p>


Ensuring Timely School Meals<\/strong><\/span>
Launching the school feeding program on the first day of the school year reflects a strong alignment with Government Decree Law No. 61\/2022, which prioritizes tackling malnutrition and improving educational outcomes through the School Feeding Program.<\/span>
\u201cBy beginning the school feeding program on day one, we are not just providing food; we are creating opportunities and investing in the future,\u201d said Peter Goodfellow, Country Director of CARE in Timor-Leste. \u201cThis initiative supports health, school attendance, and learning outcomes while promoting community-led sustainable solutions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>


Integrating Health and Education<\/strong><\/span>
The HATUTAN Program combines USDA-donated commodities with locally procured agricultural products, ensuring a balanced nutritional approach at the start of the school year, while supporting the national, municipal and regional authorities to fully implement the national School Feeding Program. HATUTAN also includes comprehensive training for school staff on food storage, hygiene, and management practices and nutrition and hygiene training to cooks.<\/span><\/p>


Since 2019, the HATUTAN Program has worked with the Government of Timor-Leste to improve student reading and health practices at home and school. Efforts include support to full implementation of the Government\u2019s school feeding program. HATUTAN\u2019s research demonstrate the positive impact of regular school meals throughout the school year with improved student attendance and attentiveness; improved scores for reading and cognitive abilities, and increased parent participation at schools.<\/span><\/p>

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Celebrating Progress and Partnerships<\/strong><\/span>
The event at Ernaro\/Boetua primary school showcased a diverse range of activities, including:<\/span>
\u2022Observations of student learning initiatives, school gardens, and health programs.<\/span>
\u2022Observation of the school feeding program.<\/span>
\u2022Cultural performances by students, celebrating Timor-Leste\u2019s rich heritage.<\/span>
\u2022Speeches from key dignitaries representing the U.S. Embassy, the Ministry of Education, and local leaders.<\/span><\/p>

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Speaking about the event, U.S. Embassy Representative to Timor-Leste, Mr. Rodney LeGrande, emphasized the program’s impact: \u201cThrough strong partnerships, we are working to ensure that children in remote areas of Timor-Leste receive the nutrition they need to succeed in school and beyond. This program symbolizes our shared commitment to education, health, and opportunity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>


Long-Term Impact<\/strong><\/span>
HATUTAN\u2019s support for the school meal program goes beyond providing immediate nutrition. It represents a holistic approach to breaking the cycle of poverty and food insecurity by improving health, boosting educational outcomes, and fostering sustainable, community-led solutions to local challenges.<\/span><\/p>


HATUTAN continues food deliveries across Ainaro, Ermera, and O\u00e9-cusse, distributing a total of 569 metric tons of USDA-funded food commodities to 363 schools. By early 2025, this initiative will have reached over 70,359 students, ensuring consistent support during the critical early months of the school year.<\/span><\/p>

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