Topic: #schoolmeals

School meals can be ‘the catalysts for change’

Providing children with at least one healthy school meal a day is the key if European governments want to properly tackle rising obesity rates, prevent chronic illnesses and reduce social inequalities.Read more

17-10-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Kenya’s new urban school meal plan is ambitious – it could offer lessons for scaling up

More than 250,000 children in public primary schools in Nairobi will receive regular subsidised school meals provided by the county government. The Dishi Na County programme is Kenya’s first in an urban setting.Read more

21-09-2023|Comment|author: Guest author

Free school meals plan for low income family Dutch schools

Schools in The Netherlands with a large proportion of pupils from low income families are to get extra money from the state to pay for free lunches all pupils.Read more

31-03-2023|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Free school meals: the lifelong impact of childhood food poverty

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on household food security in the UK. Five million families have encountered food insecurity, and 200,000 children are missing meals every day.Read more

02-11-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy