The current issue of the newsletter focuses on 'Addressing Children's Nutritional Needs and School Meal Programmes'. This issue includes articles written in this context by various experts and researchers from different member-institutions, such as Bangladesh,
The WFP’s School Meals Policy updates the 2013 version, highlighting the transformative potential of national school meal programmes in addressing critical global challenges. This includes helping children be healthier and learn better, fostering sustainable development and food system reform.
Schools conduct numerous activities daily that help promote the health and well-being of students, families and communities.
As school meal programmes continue to expand globally, so too is the body of evidence from impact evaluations.
Using commune-level panel data for 11 years, we investigate whether there is a relationship between toilet facilities at primary and lower secondary schools and school enrollment rates in Cambodia. We differentiate toilet facilities by type (improved and unimproved) and by gender.
Sustainable school feeding programs (SFPs) in sub-Saharan Africa play a vital role in addressing malnutrition and poor educational outcomes among children.
The second ECOWAS Regional Technical Conference on Homegrown School Feeding (HGSF), held in Dakar from May 21–23, 2024, brought together around 120 participants from ECOWAS and non-ECOWAS countries, alongside partners from international organizations and major financial institutions like the IsDB
Where do caregivers of school children stand on the perennial debate on cash versus in-kind transfers for social protection and human capital development?
The Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) contains process guidance, appraisal tools, and resources for carrying out a clear, complete, and consistent examination of commercially packaged or locally developed school-based health education curricula.
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.