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The Global Survey of School Meal Programs © resources are designed to equip people in the global school meal network to share key findings from the report and advocate for changes in policy, planning and practice. When we work together, more children around the world can learn, thrive, and be nourished.
School Feeding: A Path to Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic
By investing in school feeding programs, countries make transformative human capital investments, ensuring children are well-nourished and ready to learn to fulfill their potential as healthy, skilled, and productive adults. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to advocate for school feeding now, as a path to recovery and to safeguard our children’s future.
School Nutrition: Bridging the First 1,000 Days to 8,000 Days
School feeding is a powerful tool that ensures the health and nutrition investments made in the first 1,000 days of life are sustained through childhood and adolescence.
School Meals Can Transform the Food System
School meal programs can catalyze transformation in the food system by creating demand for safe, nutritious, sustainably produced, and affordable foods. School feeding can shift the paradigm towards a food systems approach that prioritizes the nutritional needs of children and adolescents.
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#DidYouKnow our 2022 #SchoolMealsAroundtheWorld report found school feeding coverage rates rise with increasing income. Globally, 27% of primary and secondary school students received food from school meal programs. Learn more at https://survey.gcnf.org/ @GCNFoundation @USDA
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Controlling for #schoolfeeding budget size per recipient child and country income level, government share of funding is a positive and statistically significant correlate of the coverage rate. Learn more https://survey.gcnf.org/ #SchoolMealsAroundtheWorld @GCNFoundation @USDA
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Across all programs, 59% engage directly with farmers by having the program or the individual schools purchase food directly from farmers or from farmer organizations. Learn more on our website at https://survey.gcnf.org/ @GCNFoundation @USDA #agriculture #schoolfeeding
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School meal programs responded actively and often with great agility to the Covid-19 crisis. 46% of programs reported that they temporarily changed their modality of providing food to students, and for another 8%, this change has persisted “to this day.” Learn more at https://survey.gcnf.org/ @GCNFoundation
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When it comes to school meal programs, flexibility is the name of the game. Programs appear in various modalities, from in-school meals and/or snacks, to take-home rations. Learn more at https://survey.gcnf.org/ #talkschoolmeals #schoolfeeding @GCNFoundation
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Looks delicious! Food baskets of #schoolmeal programs across the globe contain many different food items. Do you remember a favorite school meal that included one of these categories? https://survey.gcnf.org/ @GCNFoundation
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The availability of #gender data is highly evident across income groups. While gender data was submitted for 87.5% of programs in low-income countries, this value drops to 19% for programs in high-income countries. Learn more at https://survey.gcnf.org/ @GCNFoundation
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93% of school meal programs report an objective to meet nutritional and/or health goals. Complementary activities help countries reach them! https://survey.gcnf.org/ @GCNFoundation #nutrition #health #schoolmeals
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School meal programs can prepare food on-site by volunteer or paid cooks, or off-site with a caterer with meals then transported to schools. Do you remember which method your school used? Respond to let us know and head to our website to learn more https://survey.gcnf.org/ @GCNFoundation
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One of the most discussed elements of a sustainable school feeding program is having a dedicated line in the national budget. In the face of compounding crises, stable funding can ensure health and nutrition gains are not lost. https://survey.gcnf.org/ @GCNFoundation
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#Schoolfeeding investments are #humancapital investments. Ensuring #childhealth and #nutrition secures and multiplies ROI on education investments. #Didyouknow #schoolmeal programs meet education, nutrition, health, safety net, and agriculture objectives?
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Low-income countries are more reliant on foreign food aid, but a locally sourced #schoolfeeding menu improves #fooddiversity and #nutrition, while promoting economic development and government ownership. An important component of any #schoolfeeding program is a diverse menu containing essential micro- and macronutrients.
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#Schoolfeeding investments are #humancapital investments. Ensuring #childhealth and #nutrition secures and multiplies ROI on education investments. #Didyouknow #schoolmeal programs meet education, nutrition, health, safety net, and agriculture objectives?
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Low-income countries are more reliant on foreign food aid, but a locally sourced #schoolfeeding menu improves #fooddiversity and #nutrition, while promoting economic development and government ownership. An important component of any #schoolfeeding program is a diverse menu containing essential micro- and macronutrients.
