Take Action - School Meals Coalition

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To become a member or partner –

First, sign the Declaration.

Take Action

To become a member or partner – First, sign the Declaration.

The road back from the damage caused by COVID-19 will be long, and uneven. One of the most important contributions to recovery governments and partners can make, is re-establishing school meals programmes. These programs work. They change lives, for children, and communities. Simply put, restoring and re-establishing school meals programmes is among the most important contributions the world can make to secure the future for our children and our societies.

Membership in the School Meals Coalition will be open to stakeholders willing to align themselves with the goals and objectives of the Coalition.

Learn more about how to join the Coalition: Member States sign the “Declaration of Commitment” and Non-Government partners sign the “Declaration of Support”.

Join us in building the School Meals Coalition. Send an email to the School Meals Coalition Secretariat expressing your interest in signing the declaration.

Current Members & Partners

Second, submit your national commitment

Joining the School Meals Coalition means aligning with its goals and objectives and contributing in unique ways to reach them. This is a broad call to action that will take as many partners as possible to achieve the ambitious goal of providing every child a nutritious meal in schools everywhere by 2030.

National commitments of governments will be public and can be tailored to each stakeholder and their context, and can be as broad or as specific as necessary.

The Coalition welcomes commitments in at least one of the following categories: Policy commitments, Financing commitments, Institutional commitments, Programme design and coverage commitments, Evidence and data generation commitments, Advocacy and partnerships commitments.

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Country commitments

Second, submit your national commitment

Joining the School Meals Coalition means aligning with its goals and objectives and contributing in unique ways to reach them. This is a broad call to action that will take as many partners as possible to achieve the ambitious goal of providing every child a nutritious meal in schools everywhere by 2030.

Commitments will be public and can be tailored to each stakeholder and their context, and can be as broad or as specific as necessary.

The Coalition welcomes commitments in at least one of the following categories: Policy commitments, Financing commitments, Institutional commitments, Programme design and coverage commitments, Evidence and data generation commitments, Advocacy and partnerships commitments.

Country commitments

Third, join or contribute

to the initiatives of the Coalition.

Third, join or contribute to the initiatives of the Coalition.

The Coalition focuses on driving country action and therefore in helping governments unlocking bottlenecks to keep growing and improving their programmes.

To support governments tackle some of these challenges, the Coalition has supported the establishment of initiatives.

Each initiative provides a unique set of services and support for governments. Three initiatives have already been launched:

The Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine provides evidence to policy makers
The Sustainable Financing Initiative, led by the Education Development Center, support with identifying new financing mechanisms and developing financing plans
The Data & Monitoring Initiative, led by WFP, monitors global progress

New initiatives can be formed based on needs. These initiatives are not designed to be new structures, but as a means for addressing gaps and ensuring better coordination around important areas to drive progress quickly.

Join an initiative

Set out a long-term plan with the aim to restore access to school meals for children who lost them during the pandemic, and reach those previously left behind, especially in countries most vulnerable to poverty and climate change.

Republic of Rwanda.

Commitments

Aumentar el número de los escolares en la Jornada Escolar Extendida que reciben a través de Programa de Alimentación Escolar una cobertura de 70% de los macro y micronutrientes.

Republic of Dominicana.

Increase the number of schoolchildren that receive 70% coverage of macro and micronutrients through the School Feeding Programme. Reduce sugars and fats in the menu of the School Feeding Program, for the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases.

– Dominican Republic

Committed to achieve universal coverage of school feeding for basic education; to review and update
the National Comprehensive School Feeding Policy and strategy on a regular basis, to ensure it is
relevant and inclusive.

– Rwanda

Commitments

Address bottlenecks and promote actions that lead to the improvement of the school feeding programme through research, inter-institutional and multi-sectoral coordination, including academia
and the private sector.

– Guatemala

Finland’s Minister for Development Cooperation and International Trade Mr Ville Skinnari will continue to act for the year 2022 as the WFP’s Global Champion for School Meals. In this role, Minister Skinnari will provide high-level advocacy work to generate interest and resources towards school meals.
Finland will also advocate for school meals at the diplomatic level in various international forums

– Finland

Starting 2022, the meals served in school must consist of at least 50% of sustainable and quality
products, including at least 20% of products from organic farming.

– France

Commitments

The United States commits to working with Coalition members, building on contributions and lessons learned from the U.S. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, to advance the day when every child is well nourished and well educated.

– The United States of America

Update the legal, political and institutional framework to achieve the national objectives for food and nutrition security, including the school feeding programme. Continue to use public schools as central
hubs for nutrition access, increasing school feeding coverage through local procurement and improving school infrastructure, prioritising clean water, renewable energy and connectivity.

– Honduras

Commitments

The Government of Somalia government commits to establish a multi sectoral coordination mechanism for the implementation of the School Meals Programme.

– Somalia

We shall strengthen efficiency and accountability of the national school meals programme by rolling out a digitalized school meals data and reporting module within the National Education Management Information System by December 2023.

– Kenya

Commitments

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