Healthy, safe and inclusive learning environments are a foundation for quality education. This briefing note makes the case for integrating health and well-being into education policy and planning so that all learners can learn, thrive and reach their full potential.
UNICEF developed the Nutrition Environment Assessment Toolkit for Schools (NEAT-S), to help schools, and local and national government authorities to understand existing school nutrition environments and identify actions to improve them.
UNICEF worked with the ministries of health, education, and religious affairs to launch a pilot programme which promotes healthier lifestyles through nutrition education, stronger school food environments, and capacity building among teachers, health workers, and the wider school community.
Using the U-Report platform, this report collects perspectives from young people between the ages of 13 and 19 years about their food choices and food environments in and around their school and within their local community.
The Government of Sri Lanka, in partnership with UNICEF and other stakeholders, committed to a comprehensive assessment of school nutrition across the country.
This case study provides a comprehensive overview of the school feeding programs in Mali. First, it briefly describes the intertwined challenges faced by the education system, including low enrollment, high dropout rates, and food insecurity.
Of 13-17 years olds in Tonga in 2017, 57.7% were overweight and 24.6% obese. Childhood obesity poses a critical threat to the health and wellbeing of young children and adolescence.
L’alimentation scolaire occupe une place stratégique pour le Gouvernement de la RDC, en ce qu’elle se situe à la croisée de deux secteurs clés du développement durable: l’éducation et l’agriculture.
The school health and nutrition (SHN) toolkit has been developed to provide guidance, tools, and resources to support SADC member states in developing effective national mechanisms and action plans to strengthen their SHN programmes.
The Handbook aims to become a quick reference document for all stakeholders involved in the National School Feeding and Nutrition Programme in the management and implementation of the programme.