School Meal News and Updates | GCNF

News
& Updates

A farmer in Morogoro, Tanzania, shows the effects of drought on her maize crop. She is enrolled in a farmer field school to learn about improved, drought tolerant maize varieties, organized by Tanzanian seed company Tanseed International Limited, with support from CIMMYT's Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project.

Discussing AUDA-NEPAD Home-Grown School Feeding Guidelines

Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programs aim to provide school children with nutritious meals while also supporting local agriculture and economies. Since the program’s endorsement by the African Union Development Agency New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) in 2003, the HGSF concept has continued to attract significant attention due to its potential to simultaneously meet various cross-sectoral objectives.

March 17, 2023

international school meal at Cambodia elementary school

GCNF Celebrates International School Meals Day

Every year on March 9, school feeding leaders, government officials, and community members come together to celebrate International School Meals Day. This year, Global Child Nutrition Foundation is celebrating by sharing our top 5 favorite facts about the benefits of school meal programs found around the world.

March 9, 2023

Celebrating International Women’s Day: Women and School Meal Programs

From the United States to Eswatini, and many, many places in between, women form the backbone of many school feeding programs across the globe.

March 8, 2023

live illustration showing the many different areas facets of Benin's National Integrated School Meal Program

The 2022 Forum Report is here!

It has been a few months since school meal programs last gathered together to discuss the current state and future of school feeding. We have

February 23, 2023

St. Lucia’s Pitons credit to Boris Kasimov

Country Spotlight: Saint Lucia

An island nation in the Eastern Caribbean, Saint Lucia is an outstanding example of government support for school meal programs.

February 20, 2023

Announcing Host Country Open Call for 2023 Forum

The Global Child Nutrition Forum is a conference focused on school feeding programs. The four-day event features government exchanges, plenary sessions, technical workshops, and a day

January 11, 2023

The 23rd Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum

The 23rd Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum brought together 244 school feeding leaders from around the world for discussion, exchange, and peer-to-peer support essential to

October 28, 2022

school feeding, school meal program in Armenia, young girl eating school lunch

School Meal Programs in Action Around the World

School meal and school feeding programs look different across countries around the world. A new report from GCNF illustrates how.

September 28, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: 2022 School Meal Programs Around the World

Over $35.3 billion were spent on School Meal Programs last year A new report from the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) released today presents a

September 12, 2022