The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) produces internationally comparable estimates of progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and is responsible for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets related to WASH.
The paper emphasizes the need for sustainable financial solutions and collaborative efforts involving international financial institutions, donors and innovative financing schemes to bridge the funding gap and ensure the long-term success of school meal programmes in West Africa.
The joint publication by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Food Programme (WFP), the State of School Meals in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, includes a Special Report: Towards an intercultural approach to school feeding in the region.
This report embarks on an in-depth exploration of the HGSF landscape across the 15 ECOWAS countries in West Africa. It seeks to map the evolution of HGSF programs amidst various global crises, particularly since the last Landscape Analysis in 2020.
The aims of these guidelines are: To provide clear, evidence-based information about the relationship between good nutrition, physical activity and its impact on the health and development of children and young people.
This toolkit has three parts. Part one provides a brief introduction to school meal programmes including how meals are provided and funded and the difference between universal and targeted eligibility for free or subsidised school meals.
For over a century, countries have implemented school meals programmes to support pupils’ well-being, promote school attendance and academic performance, and provide a strong return on investment for their economies and future human capital.
The Milan Urban Food Policy Pact is the main legacy of the Universal Exhibition “Expo Milan 2015” Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. The Milan Pact is a global commitment of mayors from around the world that considers food as an entry point for the sustainable development of growing cities.
The Welsh Government expects that every child and young person of compulsory school age will be offered the Healthy Child Wales Programme. School nursing services will provide equitable health provision for school age children across Wales by:
As part of the WFP school meals programme, WFP and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) established the school kitchens model in 2021 to enhance the nutritional content of meals provided to primary school students.