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Bishkek, Sept. 22, 2018. /Kabar/. The US Government is transferring food products to health care and social protection organizations in Talas oblast to improve the nutrition of vulnerable segments of the population. Mission Director of the US Agency for InteUSA helps improve nutrition of vulnerable social groups in Talas oblast
Bishkek, Sept. 22, 2018. /Kabar/. The US Government is transferring food products to health care and social protection organizations in Talas oblast to improve the nutrition of vulnerable segments of the population. Mission Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Kyrgyzstan Gary Linden and Deputy Governor of Talas oblast Aziyat Jarkynalieva took part in the official ceremony of handing over 3.6 thousand kilograms of special food for social and medical institutions in Talas oblast. In 2018, the US Government delivered 75 tons of food products to Kyrgyzstan in the framework of the International Food Relief Partnership initiative of the USAID Food for Peace program. In Kyrgyzstan, the program is administered by the Resource and Policy Exchange American non-governmental organization and the local Ergene public foundation, which coordinate distribution throughout the country. The International Food Relief Partnership is one of the USAID programs that supports production, transportation, delivery and distribution of fortified and packaged food products by non-profit organizations of the United States and public international organizations. The transferred product is called Harvest Lentil Pro and is produced by the Breedlove Dehydrated Foods American company. Each package contains dried carrots, onions, rice, and lentils. Read more