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,
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.
This National Safe Schools policy sets out how the Government, schools and community can work together to ensure the protection of children and students from harm or risk of harm caused by others.
On 23 February 2024 Education and Higher Education Ministers agreed to and released the Action Plan Addressing Gender-based Violence in Higher Education. This Action Plan aims to create higher education communities free from gender-based violence.
This technical brief outlines key policy and programme landscape, trends and challenges related to adolescent pregnancy in South Asia.
In Bhutan, WFP partners with the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), the Ministry of Health (MoH), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) to create an enabling environment for healthier school nutrition and improved nutritional status for Bhutanese schoolchildren.
School feeding is essential for promoting education, health, peace and social cohesion. At a time when countries and their partners are evaluating strategies to reduce chronic malnutrition, malnutrition and poverty, the discussion of school feeding models becomes imperative.
Gardens play a fundamental role in school feeding programmes, since they function as a strategic tool for food and nutrition education (FNE), contributing to the formation of healthy and sustainable eating habits for students and the entire school community.
Schools are crucial for promoting healthy diets and nutrition. The school nutrition environment encompasses opportunities to ensure students receive nutritious foods and accurate messages about good nutrition, supported by relevant services and education on healthy practices.