This International School Meals Day, Together Scotland, the alliance of children’s charities promoting the UNCRC’s implementation, have taken the opportunity to shine a light on the work of Magic Breakfast. Making sure that no child or young person is too hungry to learn, Magic Breakfast provides thousands of breakfasts across Scotland to children and young...
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2024: Tackling crises through school meals programs
In our latest blog, Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director of the Global Child Nutrition Foundation in Seattle, examines the concept of innovation in the context of of global crises, and whether school meals can be a catalyst for change. As International School Meals Day (March 14 this year) draws near, I have been pondering its theme...
2024: Limekilns School and Community Garden Project, Scotland
Limekilns School and Community Garden Project started in June 2022. We are so pleased that the school has shared their journey. Background The Charlestown, Limekilns and Pattiesmuir Nature Conservation Group approached our school with an idea to establish a garden for use by the school and the wider community. Land has been leased from the...
2023: ISMD – the day in numbers
This year was the 11th annual International School Meals Day and had the theme, ‘‘Our changing food – methods, menus and meals’’, encouraged children and young people around the world (with support from their teachers) to connect and talk to each other about the food they eat and the role that it plays in their lives....
2023: Five facts about the benefits of school meal programmes from the Global Child Nutrition Foundation
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 (GCNF) is celebrating by sharing our top 5 favorite facts about the benefits of school meal programs found around the world. Authored by Tori Spivey from GCNF. 1....
2023: Raising awareness of good nutrition for all children
Happy International School Meals Day! By serving nutritious meals in places of education, Mary’s Meals is bringing food, joy and hope to 2,429,182 children living in some of the world’s poorest communities. It’s important that our meals are nutritious, cost effective and simple to prepare. To ensure we can keep our promise to the children...
2023: A Mexican feast for pupils in Fife, Scotland
As they celebrated International School Meals Day, pupils at Kelty Primary School in Scotland were also celebrating the first time that many of them had tried Tacos and Fajitas. It was a fun but messy lunch as pupils tried their first ever roll…there were a few stained shirts and jumpers, but also lots of smiles.
2023: A lunch can change a life
The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program helps support education, child development and food security in low-income, food-deficit countries around the globe. The program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities, as well as financial and technical assistance, to support school feeding and maternal and child nutrition projects. The key objective of the...
2023: How school meals transform futures for children and communities in Cambodia
As the World Food Programme prepares to hand over the delivery of school feeding wholly to the Government, Simona Beltrami takes a closer look at a mini-food system powered by women. Dawn’s yet to break on the rice fields around Bos Thom village, in Cambodia’s northern Siem Reap province. The silence is broken by faint...
2023: School Feeding: It’s More than a Meal
Learning while hungry is nearly impossible. In honor of International School Meals Day, the Child Health Task Force has developed an animated video on the benefits of school feeding programs for children. The newest addition to our microlearning toolkit, this video was developed with support from USAID Africa Bureau’s Health and Education offices and hosted...