The Great Setback: How Coronavirus Sent Schoolchildren Home Hungry
March 3, 2021
The world had an expanding safety net, with school feeding a growing priority for governments. Then COVID-19 arrived and smashed it all.
WFP News
Topic: School Meals
Women Are the Victims of – and Part of the Solution to – Hunger
March 3, 2021
One of the bitter realities of our work is that women and girls are more likely than men and boys to suffer from hunger. So everywhere we work, closing the hunger gender gap is one of our biggest priorities.
This New Online Tool Creates Nourishing, Locally-Sourced School Meals in Minutes
March 1, 2021
It might seem futuristic, but WFP’s “PLUS” software designs a “menu” of school meals that are healthier, up to 20% cheaper, and use as much as 70% locally-sourced ingredients.
Pandemic Derails Historic Advances in Children’s Access to School Meals
February 25, 2021
We need to get school feeding programs running again – even better than before – to stop COVID destroying the futures of millions of the world’s most vulnerable children.
World Food Program USA Grants $100,000 to No Kid Hungry to Feed Children Impacted by the Pandemic
February 8, 2021
With the pandemic doubling hunger rates, we’re proud to support No Kid Hungry’s mission to ensure children get the daily meals and nutrition they need.
17M Underage Girls Become Mothers Every Year and They Are So Hard to Reach
February 1, 2021
We need to remind the world of the exponential power of investing in adolescent girls. “If this was the stock market, you’d have investors flocking,” says one doctor.
Nutrition Crisis Looms as More Than 39 Billion in-School Meals Missed Since Start of Pandemic – UNICEF and WFP
January 28, 2021
School meals, often the one nutritious daily meal that children get, must be prioritized in school reopening plans.
WFP, Lebanese Ministries of Education Provide Food Assistance for Families of Students Attending Public Schools
December 17, 2020
Our partnership is protecting children and helping families cope with the impact of multiple crises by sending food straight to their homes.Â
United States Provides $119 Million to WFP for School Meals in Five Countries
November 24, 2020
The money will enable WFP to feed about 841,000 children, which couldn’t come at a more critical time after COVID-19 closures.
General Mills $750,000 Grant Renews Support for School Feeding Programs in China and India
November 10, 2020
This generous new grant will support pilot programs to improve the nutritional quality of meals, including school “nutri-gardens” that will help kids learn about gardening.
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