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School Feeding Program Sint-Maarten

Since October 2017, the Netherlands Red Cross in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sports, with the support of the St. Maarten Red Cross, has been running a school food program. Through this program the Red Cross has been providing 4,000 primary school children with two meals a day (breakfast and lunch), served every school day free of charge.

Breakfast consist of:
·         a piece of fruit: apple, banana, papaya, pineapple or grapes
·         a drink: apple juice, orange juice, milk or yoghurt drink
·         a carbohydrate source: chocolate bun, raisin bun cornflakes or a piece of cake
The breakfast follows a 5-day menu, which is repeated every week except the fruits. The fruits are varied in a two-week pattern.

The warm lunches consist of:
·         A source of carbohydrate: pasta, rice, sweet potato, mashed potato, etc.
·         Vegetables
·         Meat, fish or eggs
Lunch follows a 20-day menu which is repeated every 20 days.

The Red Cross school food program will be further extended over the coming months. To continuously improve what we are doing, we would like to get your opinion, to understand if the program is meeting the needs of the St. Maarten community, especially the most vulnerable members, and supporting in the recovery from Hurricane Irma.

The school your child, or children, is/are attending is a part of the Red Cross school food program. We would be very thankful if you could help us improve our program by answering the following questions. Your opinion is very important for us, and with it, we will be able to make small adjustments to make it better and ensure it is relevant for the community.

Many thanks in advance.
The Red Cross team
1.In relation to your child(ren), are you:
(Required.)
2.Which neighbourhood do you live in?(Required.)
3.Which school is/are your child(ren) attending?(Required.)
4.Were you aware that the Red Cross was providing the school meals for free?(Required.)
5.How did you become aware of the school feeding program?
6.Are you satisfied with the level of information about the school feeding program?
7.Has your child received any free meals at school since October 2017?(Required.)
8.Does/do your child(ren) take part in the school feeding program of the Red Cross?(Required.)
9.How many of your children take part in the program?
10.if not taking part in the program, why not?
11.From what you know, what are you most satisfied with about the program? (select all that applies)
12.From what you know, what are you least satisfied with about the program? (select all that applies)
13.Is the school feeding programme helping you and your family to recover from hurricane Irma in a certain way? (select all that applies)
14.Overall, how satisfied are you with the Red Cross school feeding programme?
15.Are you interested in having your child continue receiving the free meals provided by the Red Cross?
16.If no, can you briefly state the reasons why you do not want to participate in the Red Cross free school meals programme?
17.Any suggestion?
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