Rescuing Vulnerable Children, Rebuilding Brighter Futures - One Nutritious Meal One Quality School at a Time.

In response to the problem of hunger faced by children in some developing countries, CFRD initiated the Smiling Children Program in 2015 to help starving children grow up and develop healthily through measures such as providing school meals (or distributing food) and providing assistance in facilities related to feeding, so as to convey the love from Chinese people and promote people-to-people connectivity.

In 2024, the project raised RMB 25.93 million (including RMB 8.02 million for WFP's school feeding program) and incurred an expenditure of RMB 25.87 million (including RMB 7.85 million for WFP's school feeding program), benefiting 71,000 person-times in 7 countries, namely, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cambodia and Laos. In 2024, the project piloted innovative initiatives such as assistance for feeding facilities, and constructed and put into operation kitchens, vegetable gardens and other facilities in Myanmar, Nepal and Ethiopia, which improved the conditions and sustainability of school feeding.

 

Pakistan - Distribution of food

 

Beneficiary children of the Smiling Children Program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo