Beatriz and other women sell their vegetables to nearby school meals programmes. (Copyright: WFP/Veronica Molina)

Ecuador: Women Sell Vegetables to the School Meals Programme

Our Information Officer in Ecuador, Gabriela Malo, did not expect that a phone call to Beatriz Caces to hear her story about the positive impact a WFP project was having on her and other women selling their vegetables to the school meals programme, would establish a link between them, in spite of living 200 kilometres apart.

Overview

Ecuador is a country of great social, cultural and geographical diversity, with inequality and exclusion continuing to dominate social problems. The persistence of poverty and malnutrition disproportionally affect young children, women and indigenous populations despite being classified as a “lower middle income country".

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Planned Beneficiaries40,834
Beneficiary needs (mt)1,946
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