To celebrate ISMD2021, UNESCO has shared their resources on school health and nutrition. Click here to access
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Category: <span>international</span>
March 11, 2021March 11, 2021
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2021: Blog – Providing access to safe and nutritious food for school children around world is central to the work of Tetra Laval
Providing access to safe and nutritious food for school children around the world is at the center of the work we drive at Tetra Laval Food for Development. And it hasn’t been more relevant than now. The world food system currently faces the double threat of a growing global population coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic....
March 11, 2021March 11, 2021
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2021 – School milk promoting milk consumption and improving health in Russia
There is lots of work happening in Russia to support the consumption of milk and Tetra Laval is doing work in schools there to improve children’s health. The challenge In Russia, the milk and dairy products consumption level is decreasing. In 1989, the milk consumption level was 396 kg/capita/year. By 2016 it had decreased to...
March 11, 2021March 11, 2021
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2021 – Recovering from an earthquake in Japan
On March 11th, the anniversary of ten years since the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, school lunch is a menu to support the recovery of the Tohoku region. It consists of senbei soup (local dish of Aomori), fried fish cake with sesame seeds (Miyagi), and furikake (sprinkled with bonito).
March 11, 2021March 11, 2021
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2021 – Creative school food in British Columbia, Canada
As young people around the world connect and talk to each other on International School Meals Day about the food they eat and the role that it plays in their lives, students at Maple Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada shared some of the delicious dishes they recently cooked up.
March 11, 2021March 11, 2021
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2021 – Equity in access to meals during Covid
The UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning has worked during the COVID19 school closures to plan for healthy meals beyond schools to ensure equity. Click here to find out what can be done
March 11, 2021March 11, 2021
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2021 – Why home-grown school food changed everything for the best
The pandemic saw children across the world miss out on school meals as they were educated at home. In Africa, United Nations projects worked to support the use of local food to ensure children were fed. Click here to read more
March 13, 2020March 13, 2020
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2020 – A new school canteen changed the lives of children in Côte d’Ivoire
Find out what a new school canteen, supported by the International Cocoa Initiative, meant to the community of Kouamekro, Côte d’Ivoire. In cocoa-growing communities, canteens can help make sure children spend more time in school and less time at risk of child labour. Click here to find out more
March 12, 2020March 12, 2020
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2020 – Ramen noodles in school in Japan
A school chef cooked ramen noodle for teachers at a school that’s currently closed to pupils in Japan.
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2020 – School gardens in South Sudan
The World Food Programme helps children engage in school gardens as part of its school meals and resilience programmes by teaching agricultural skills, promoting proper nutrition, and adding a healthy dose of fun!