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Highland schools struggle to feed children nutritious food

ཟླ་༤ 19, 2025 3 mins read
Highland schools struggle to feed children nutritious food

In the two most remote gewogs of the country, Lunana in Gasa and Lingzhi in Thimphu, both located 4,000 metres above sea level and without road access, the School Feeding Programme (SFP) is struggling to provide nutritious food.

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