Chronic malnutrition affects one third of Burkina Faso’s population. The consequences are reduced learning capacity and high school absenteeism. Since 2020, the project “A healthy and sustainable diet at school” (ASDE for its abbreviation in French), implemented by Antenna, has provided the canteens of the 15 project schools with 216,600 healthy and balanced meals, thanks to the vegetables harvested in the 15 school gardens. Students and the community were sensitised to the basics of dietetics and good agroecological practices by participating in activities in the gardens:
For more information on Antenna’s activities in this area: https://antenna.ch/fr/activites/ecoles/