Deadline: 18-Apr-25
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund is currently requesting applications for its creating a sustainable environment for improving health and nutrition in schools through the Local Produce-based School Feeding Program in the Kyrgyz Republic.
The UNICEF goal is to support the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in improving food security, nutrition, healthcare, and ensuring equal access to education for children School farms play a crucial role in improving education, food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture.
These farms serve as hands-on learning environments that provide students with practical agricultural skills, promote healthy eating habits, supply the food to school meals, and contribute to local food systems. A key component of this activity is the establishment of school farms in 50 schools and provision of necessary training and equipment.
Sectors and Areas of Specialization
- Cross Sectoral Areas
- Training, capacity building and capacity development
- Food Security
- Agricultural inputs
- Nutrition
- Nutrition – general
Geographical Location
- Kyrgyzstan
- Naryn oblast
- Gorod Bishkek
- Talas
- Batken
- Chuyskaya Oblast’
- Jalal-Abad oblast
- Osh
- Osh Oblasty
- Issyk-Kul Region
Expected Results
- School gardens in 50 school in the Kyrgyz Republic will allow fresh vegetables to be grown from early spring to late autumn.
- CP must conduct an analysis of school garden needs and based on this, purchase seeds and/or seedlings (planting material) for agricultural crops, as well as provide comprehensive support for acquiring garden tools (hoes, rakes, backpack sprayers, thermometers, aphid traps, etc.) after the consultation with each school.
- CP also should establish mini-farms for producing organic fertilizer or vermicompost based on the availability infrastructure at selected schools.
- CP will conduct training for the technical staff of schools responsible for managing the school gardens.
For more information, visit UNICEF.