Watkins, Kevin

This report outlines practical, country-informed solutions to overcome financing barriers that limit school meal coverage.

This report sets out the case for a drive to expand the reach of school feeding programmes in LICs and LMICs by providing two scenarios for this expansion and associated cost estimates for delivery.

This memo addresses the case for a new financing coordination mechanism with a remit to align and mobilize additional financing in support of national efforts to expand the reach and improve the quality of school meal programs.

Children are the most vulnerable to the intersecting crises of poverty, hunger, poor health and education, and climate change. Hundreds of millions of children live in poverty and malnutrition; 240M of them are out of school, and 1B are at high risk from the climate crisis.

This report looks at school meals “aid delivery through different windows, both to shed light on financial flows—and to explore discrepancies in the data.” It highlights the need for increased transparency and accountability in aid flows and suggests how the donor community can prioritize school

This is a discussion paper prepared as background for the Stocktake Moment of the UN Food System Summit in July 2023. It was commissioned by the Sustainable Financing Initiative for School Health and Nutrition.

This is an invited memo prepared for the Spring 2022 Meeting of the Global Education Forum. It addresses the importance of the condition of children as a determinant of education outcomes, and specifically the role of school meals in addressing the well-being and learning of schoolchildren.