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 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 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 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.

School meal programmes are thought to improve dietary behaviour in children, with benefits sustained throughout the life course, making them important catalysts for wider food-system change. However, only one in five children globally currently receives school meals.

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.