Discretionary Universal Free School Meal (UFSM) schemes for 4-11-year-olds were implemented in four local authorities with high child poverty levels in London, UK. The schemes were initiated between 2009/10 and 2014/15. The first scheme was evaluated as part of a national 2-year pilot.
This report analyses procurement models and financing strategies for home-grown school feeding (HGSF) programmes, drawing on four case studies from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Bolivia, Brazil, and Cambodia.
This report is the result of a collaborative research effort between a SIPA workshop team and the Regional Centre of Excellence Against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM), a knowledge-sharing and partnership platform established by the World Food Programme in Côte d’Ivoire.
Today, Armenia’s school feeding programme stands as a model of collaboration, demonstrating how strategic investment, multisectoral coordination and circular economy models can lead to sustainable success.
School meals have proven effective in improving child outcomes, particularly in low-income settings. Yet concerns about funding adequacy and cost efficiency remain.
This report presents findings from Fill the Nutrient Gap (FNG) analyses conducted in Guatemala and Peru, assessing how school meal programs can improve child nutrition and diet affordability.
This Snapshot brings together global and regional data from Asia-Pacific on the situation of school health and nutrition programing.
This impact evaluation covers programme activities of the Burundi School Feeding programme from January 2024 to January 2026.
The Guatemala WFP country office, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Agriculture, has developed a smartphone app, which aims to connect schools and registered suppliers to facilitate the procurement process from local suppliers of the Guatemalan school meal programme.
This report outlines practical, country-informed solutions to overcome financing barriers that limit school meal coverage.