This school meals case study forms part of a collection led by the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition’s "Good Examples" Community of Practice.

This report highlights key findings from the national assessment of adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe. The study was conducted to determine adolescent pregnancy prevalence in Zimbabwe and identify root causes leading to adolescent pregnancy, particularly in the wake of Covid-19.

This report sets out how school meals can help build a food system fit for the 21st century. New modeling work presented in this report shows that cultivating healthy and sustainable dietary habits is one of the best investments we can make for tomorrow.

The second edition of the International Barometer of Education Staff, with its 26,000 participants from 11 territories on 4 continents, highlights even more clearly than the first edition the wide diversity of working conditions and experiences of education workers around the world.

It is encouraging to see a focus on student mental health increasingly reflected in international education policies.

Overall, evidence suggests that universal free school meals (UFSM) can be a cost-effective policy that benefits all students, while also promoting health and academic equity.

Sex education can impact pupils’ sexual activity and convey the social norms regarding family formation and responsibility, which can have significant consequences to their future.

Sexual and reproductive health literacy is a key to attaining and maintaining sexual and reproductive health, especially among young people in low-income countries, such as sub-Saharan Africa.

UNAIDS has compiled this set of 10 key success case studies from 5 countries in the region (Angola, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda) that have shown catalytic impact in the areas of HIV, male engagement, gender-based violence, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, and domestic strategies

School meal programs, which provide students with meals, snacks, or take-home rations and serve as a safety net for vulnerable children worldwide, were severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.