Ministry of Education has sought service providers to begin providing breakfast in all schools with the beginning of second term.
Education ministry issued a notice seeking service providers to prepare breakfast for 180 schools. The ministry has opened opportunity to list names for those interested in bidding process.
Meanwhile, a meeting is scheduled to be held on May 19 to provide information for interested parties which will be followed by a bidding process. The bidding process will be given until May 23 while the project is required of a bid security of USD 325.
Providing breakfast for school children is a pledge included in the first 100-day pledge policy of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and a pilot project has been inaugurated in 25 schools across the country. The project, conducted at a cost of over USD 3.234 million from the state budget, is currently inaugurated in 3 schools in Male', 1 school from Villimale' and 1 school from Hulhumale', in addition to 1 school from each atoll.