WFP has teamed up with the Bangladeshi Government to make sure kids missing school meals during COVID-19 shutdowns are getting the nutrition they need.
School closures “could do lasting damage,” says WFP’s executive director. The futures of more than a billion students worldwide are at stake.
Millions of kids could go hungry during the pandemic without school meals. WFP wants to help.
WFP, UNICEF and the Honduran Government are helping teachers deliver food to out-of-school students on the remote Mosquito Coast – by bicycle.
As well as displaying global totals, the map shows how many children are affected in each country, with real-time data indicating both the scale of the challenges and the need for solutions.
As the coronavirus continues to spread, it is having dire consequences on the health and nutrition of school children and their families.
WFP is gearing up to ensure that children across the global still have access to school meals even while schools are closed due to Coronavirus.
What is “home grown” school feeding? It’s not only transforming the lives of students, but entire communities.
Standing in a doorway to the alley, Shrity brushes her teeth before sitting on the bed she shares with three other people. Here, she finishes her homework and eats a quick meal of rice and lentils before walking the littered streets to school.
Preliminary results of a Harvard University analysis show that globally, every dollar spent on a school meals program can bring returns of as much as $20.
