The mission of the World Food Programme is to ensure that all school aged children have access to school meals and are healthy and ready to learn. Every day, millions of children around the world go to school on an empty stomach—hunger affects their concentration and ability to learn. There are also millions of children—particularly...
The Vegetarian Society explores what improvement may be useful for reviewing vegetarian and vegan school meal provision. Hands up who hasn’t eaten a school lunch? Only those of us who popped home at dinner time, or plumped solidly for the packed lunch box, or perhaps were homeschooled, might say no to this question, which makes...
The World Fair Trade Organisation Europe says a ‘Whole School Food Approach’ is needed. Every year, many European organisations and institutions take the International School Meals Day as an occasion to raise awareness on the importance of providing healthy and sustainably produced meals to children. With the cost of living crisis impacting access and affordability of food,...
Young people’s mental health platform Hidden Strength has tips for making school lunches more exciting! Tired of drab dinners? Switch up your midday meal to enjoy yummier food with a side serving of boosted energy levels, this International School Meals Day! Whether you take a packed lunch, go home, eat out, or eat at school,...
Nursery/P1 pupils from Canaan Lane Primary School, in Edinburgh joined the City of Edinburgh Council Education Convener Joan Griffiths in preparing onions, carrots, potatoes and leeks for a tasty soup as part of International School Meals Day. The school wishes to thank local supplier George Anderson and Sons for the veg!
Investing in school feeding is investing in: – Education – Nutrition and health – Social protection – Local economies – Human capital. Click here to watch the film
SchoolFood4Change strives for a long-lasting impact on the whole food system that will benefit both the people and the planet. SchoolFood4Change (SF4C) aims at engaging schools as catalysts for a food system transformation toward diets that are delicious and healthy for both humans and the planet. The SF4C project includes 43 partners who contribute to the...
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) shares its position on supporting the nutritional needs of children, and the important role of milk and dairy foods in school meal programmes. Click here for more
The team at Children in Northern Ireland has put together some key facts specific to school food in Northern Ireland.
Find out more about the Scottish Youth Parliament RightToFood campaign that is calling on decision-makers to extend free school meals to all. What is the Right to Food? The Right to Food sets out a range of standards that a countries food systems should be able to meet. For many reasons that this campaign will draw...