“Children never used to return to class after lunch break, but now since we have had Refugee International Japan’s help, there is a meal provided at school and afternoon lessons are fully attended. The school has registered a boost in enrolment, by the time the project began we had about 343 pupils and now the number has risen to 410.”
Deputy Head Teacher at Opam Primary School Uganda, 2007
“We can now resume classes in time since we eat at school, not like before when we used to delay looking for what to eat.”
“Absenteeism and escaping from school has reduced since food is being provided.”
Pupils at Opam Primary School
(Lutheran World Federation School Feeding Programs for displaced communities in Uganda, 2007)
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"IRC is very grateful to RIJ for providing funding in the very difficult start-up phase of this project. The future of this project would not have been possible without your support."
Spokesperson for International Rescue Committee
(Bangkok Refugee Program)
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“This RIJ funded project has helped sustain the peaceful coexistence between the refugees and their host communities that continues to this day.”
Spokesperson for Concern Universal
(A project to install pumps in Gambia)
“The health education I have received through an RIJ funded program has proven very beneficial to me since my children are so young and I have now learned how to protect them from different diseases.”
Afghan Refugee Woman
(International Rescue Committee project for Afghan refugees)
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