On this #WeConnectWednesday, we are taking a look at how JLC members are connecting with each other and for our community. Our February Small Group Meetings – called Learning Journeys – provide JLC members the opportunity to learn more about other non-profit organizations in our community. Listen to what Morgan Lendino had to say after attending a small group meeting for the Lunch Project:
“I really enjoyed attending the JLC February small group meeting that focused on The Lunch Project initiative. It is a local grown organization that feeds primary school children attending public school in Tanzania. Right now the program feeds over 1800 students at 2 schools. This breaks down to approximately 9 cents/student and $85/day to feed 900 students at each school. I didn’t realize that Tanzania was facing a chronic food shortage for students in primary schools and that in the past few years Tanzania passed a law that requires all primary aged children to register at public schools. In most schools, this means that children attend school (normally walking 1-5 miles each way) for 8 hours a day without any food. The Lunch Project is fixing this problem one school at a time, and in just the few years it has been around has seen a dramatic increase in attendance of children at these schools and in test scores. I think as an American growing up in an American school system, we forget that in a lot of countries the basic necessities, such as food, don’t exist to help children grow and progress in their studies. This was a great meeting and I learned more than I thought I would in less than 2 hours. Who knew food could be so important to education!”
Have you signed up for your Learning Journey yet? Connect with each other and for our community at the JLC small group meetings being held throughout the month of February. Click here to see the available options and to sign up!
