What’s in a School Meal? Q&A With Our President Barron Segar on the Importance of Education and Food for Children Around the World

For International Day of Education, we sat down with our President and CEO Barron Segar to get an inside look at the importance of school meals and how the world’s largest humanitarian organization is supporting millions of schoolchildren.

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Just Announced: The Fall 2021 Grantees of the Catherine Bertini Trust Fund for Girls Education

The Catherine Bertini Trust Fund for Girls’ Education works to change this by empowering women and girls with the knowledge, training, and leadership skills necessary to achieve food security and reach their full potential.

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How School Meals Are Empowering Girls in South Sudan

Meet Merlin and Achol — two young schoolgirls in South Sudan who, thanks to school meals and support from their families, can dream of reaching their lofty career goals. 

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How You Can Teach Students About World Hunger: Lesson Plans for the Classroom

Global hunger is a complex and sometimes overwhelming problem. But, there are some easy ways teachers can help students understand it and become empathetic humanitarians.

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“This New Lifestyle Gives Me Nothing but Great Joy”: Literacy Training Sets Women on the Write Track in the DRC

For International Literacy Day, meet Furaha: a farmer in the DRC who created a new life for her family thanks to literacy training through the WFP and FAO.

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How Families in a Remote, Desert Village Banded Together to Build a Community School

Eight years ago, Mahmoud rolled up his sleeves and started building a community school in his hometown with his bare hands. 

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Garden to Plate: How School Feeding Empowers Children in Rwanda

By supporting schools, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) boosts both health and literacy in rural areas. 

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How the World’s Youth Are Innovating, Adapting and Surviving in Their Fights Against Hunger

In honor of International Youth Day, here are five stories of young people around the world who are part of and participating in the solutions to childhood hunger.  

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How School Meals Fed a Future Olympian

With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics coming to a close, we look at the story of Kenyan Olympic medalist Paul Tergat and the impact school meals had on his journey. 

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For International Literacy Day, Meet Fatema: A Student in Bangladesh Reading Her Way to Success

Thanks to school meals and remote learning resources, students like Fatema can continue to learn and grow at home while schools remain closed in Bangladesh.

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Once Indentured Servants, Former Kamlari Women Take Charge of Their Futures

After years of working in a centuries-old system of slavery, these women are building better lives for their families.

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Hungry Mothers and Infants: Whose Job Is It to Protect Breastfeeding?

To mark World Breastfeeding Week, we are recognizing those who support vulnerable mothers and babies around the world.

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