Santo Domingo.– He National Institute of Student Welfare (Inabie) consolidated in 2025 its social impact on exceed 1,000 million food rations for the second consecutive year served through the School Feeding Program (PAE) and to provide health care to more than 311,000 students of the public educational system, strengthening its comprehensive well-being and favoring the school permanence.
These actions allowed significantly reduce family spending in food, consultations and medical treatments, and contributed to the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goal Zero Hungerdirectly impacting more than 2.1 million beneficiariesamong students, teachers, administrative and support staff of more than 7,000 public educational centers of the country.
Inabie strengthens nutrition and educational support
As part of its support for the educational process, the Inabie delivered school supplies to public sector students who are studying school year 2025-2026 and use the official clothing of the Ministry of Education (MINERD)contributing to the equal educational opportunities.
The executive director of Inabie, Adolfo Perezhighlighted that these results respond to public policies aimed at strengthening social investment in education and student well-beingdriven by the Dominican government.
“The president Luis Abinader has prioritized social investment with transparency and focus on resultsand from the Inabie We work to ensure that these guidelines are translated into concrete well-being for students and their families”said Pérez.
Comprehensive student health care in 2025
Within the framework of its approach to comprehensive school healththe entity put into operation the Psychological Health Serviceaimed at students in the public system with guidance needs identified through others student medical programs.
From the area of School Nutritionthe institution developed 3,407 days of Nutritional Food Education (EAN)benefiting 143,535 studentswith the aim of promoting healthy eating habits within the educational community.
Through the Oral Health Programmore than 37,600 students were served during 2025, through 14 provincial days and in 59 dental modules installed nationwide, including 10 new modules incorporated that same year.
Through the Hearing Health Programhe Inabie provided attention to 5,664 schoolchildren in 17 daysalso achieving the placement of 407 hearing aids for students with hearing impairment.
Meanwhile, the Visual Health Program benefited 124,204 studentsof which 7,026 received free ophthalmic lenseswhile 18 schoolchildren were subjected to specialized eye surgeries through the National Prevention Program in Visual Health and Eye Surgeries (PRONSAVICO)in coordination with private medical centers.
Likewise, the Inabie performed visual screenings of 111,804 studentsof which 12,400 were evaluated by optometrists and ophthalmologistsand executed alongside the Ministry of Public Health the National Deworming Day 2025which impacted more than 1.9 million students.
Sustainable school feeding and quality control
During 2025he Inabie signed an agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to execute the second stage of the “Healthy and Sustainable Schools” projectaimed at strengthening the School Feeding Program (PAE).
The project contemplates the installation of school gardens and Rainwater Collection and Use Systems (SCALL)promoting the responsible use of waterthe environmental education and its connection with health and nutrition. As part of this initiative, they were put into operation six school gardens in the San Juan province.
In matters of food quality and controlhe Inabie performed more than 6,600 inspections to school kitchens, bakeries and dairy processors during the year, to ensure the food safety and quality served in public educational centers.
