Catalino Riquelme

educator

Catalino Riquelme is the director of the Fe y Alegría school in Arroyito, Paraguay, who has been actively advocating for the inclusion of his students in the government's Hambre Cero program after they were denied school meals. Riquelme has expressed concern over the impact of this exclusion on the 200 vulnerable students enrolled at his school, emphasizing that without the provision of meals, the extended school day cannot be effectively implemented. He has taken a stand alongside the community's mothers, who have staged a takeover of the school to demand the return of their children's meals, highlighting the ongoing struggles faced by families in securing adequate nutrition for their children.