- a non-profit, tax-exempt charity
www.rubagafriends.org
rubagafriends@gmail.com
In the outdoor kitchen located in the narrow alley behind the school building meals were traditioanally prepared over big charcoal
burners. An outdoor wood burning stove was recently installed. It is efficient and firewood is less costly than charcoal. ICWS donated the stove.
See Support Program.
Students in line for a mid-morning bite
Party food for visitors from Tucson. The different courses are wrapped in bags made of banana leaves
Every day, lunch is prepared for 300 hungry children and about 20 adults. In addition, morning and evening meals are provided for the children living at the school. The kitchen staff copes with this challenge under very difficult conditions. Provision of food is a heavy economic burden.
Higher protein content in the meals is the main goal of the food program. Beans, nuts, milk, beef and chicken are popular supplements to carbohydrates such as yams, bananas, squash, eggplant and corn meal.
Green cooking bananas are a substantial part of the food supply.
THE SCHOOL
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Two-thirds of the program funds are reserved for food. This support covers one-half of the school's total food expenses.