Food education in schools is increasingly being adopted as one of the key policy levers to support the shift towards healthier and more sustainable food practices worldwide. However, the way in which food education is designed and implemented is not often conducive to such goals.
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) has been shown to improve health outcomes, increase condom use and more respectful relationships, delay sexual initiation and reduce teenage pregnancy. Yet opposition to CSE remains strong.
Integrated health and nutrition packages in schools have been shown to be a cost-effective approach to support children’s well-being and academic achievement; yet few countries adequately invest in promoting such integration.
This study investigated smallholder farmers' access and participation in the Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) market and the uptake of a mobile phone platform (MPP) in HGSFP procurement in Tharaka Nithi, Kitui and Kilifi Counties of Kenya.
This study examined the effect of a school-based nutrition and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) education on low body mass index (BMI;<18.5 kg/m2) and malnutrition symptoms among adolescents in Gojra.
The scale and near universality of school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vital role schools play in protecting the health and wellbeing of learners.
Poor nutritional choices and unhealthy behaviors are considered responsible for the rise in childhood overweight and obesity and may reinforce each other, creating a vicious cycle.
In this brief, we propose a framework to conceptualize gender considerations in home-grown school feeding programs to inform research, practice, and policy.
The purpose of this study was to understand how the Connect with Respect (CwR) programme is implemented in different countries and different contexts by examining the specific cases of Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.
School climate or perceiving the school as a friendly environment enhances students' sense of belonging and school attendance. However, there is a clear lack of previous research related to school absenteeism/school attendance problems and school climate.