School Meals Coalition
@SchoolMeals_
Government-led coalition working with partners to ensure every child has the opportunity to receive a healthy, nutritious meal in school by 2030.
🚨 This week at #FFD4 in Sevilla, governments, financial institutions, businesses & civil society are exploring how to unlock sustainable, long-term investments at a time when budgets are tight. 🍛🎓 #SchoolMeals aren’t just a nice-to-have—they're a proven engine for economic…
🧑🌾 In #Honduras 🇭🇳, the Fresh Ration project is linking #SchoolMeals with local farming: By sourcing from local communities, schools are shaping long-term food preferences for children & increasing a sustainable demand for local, diverse foods. 🥚 “We now raise 3,000 chickens &…
🌱 Born at the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, the @SchoolMeals_ Coalition is now a government-led force leveraging the purchasing power of school meals to drive transformation in global #FoodSystems. 🌍 109 countries & 140+ partners including UN agencies, international financial…
⏳ 10 days to go: At #UNFSS2025, the @SchoolMeals_ Coalition will lead the Day 2 featured event: Unlocking Sustainable Investments for Home-Grown School Meals. 📊 The session will spotlight government-led approaches to financing #SchoolMeals drawing on evidence & national…
❓ How can #SchoolMeals programmes support governments enhance and strengthen local #FoodSystems, as we head into #UNFSS2025? 📘 This report from the @SchoolMeals_ Coalition's Sustainable Financing Initiative examines national models that: 🌾 Channel public procurement to…
🌍 Ahead of #UNFSS2025, governments are demonstrating how #SchoolMeals can drive transformation across agriculture, health and education all at once. How? 🇧🇷 In #Brazil, co-chair of the Coalition, the National School Feeding Programme (PNAE) reaches millions of students and is…
➡️ “Talking about #SchoolMeals is talking about economics. It’s talking about strengthening the relationship between family farming and school feeding. This is what sets Brazil apart in the global context.” 🎙️ H.E. @JanjaLula da Silva, First Lady of #Brazil 🇧🇷 & School Meals…
♻️ In #Indonesia 🇮🇩, a new #SchoolMeals programme is transforming how young children eat and how schools manage waste. A powerful example of investing in #FoodSystems transformation as we approach #UNFSS2025. 🌱 In #Sleman and #Bantul, the programme is changing what children eat…
💡 As momentum builds toward #UNFSS2025, school meals can offer governments a concrete entry point for transforming national #FoodSystems. How? A White Paper by the @SchoolMeals_ Coalition's Research Consortium outlines how enhancing national #SchoolMeals can be a pathway to: 🌾…
📢 At the XI Regional Forum on #AlimentaciónEscolar in Honduras, the Minister of Education of #Ecuador 🇪🇨 @AlegriaCrespo, reaffirmed the country’s commitment to strengthening national school meal programmes. 📈 #SchoolMeals are a strategic investment governments can make in…
🆕 NEW REPORT: How #SchoolMeals drive better nutrition & sustainable #FoodSystems in Latin America & the Caribbean. ➡️ @WFP_es & @the_IDB analysis in #Guatemala🇬🇹 & #Peru 🇵🇪 shows that school meals: ✔ Cut the cost of a nutritious diet for families ✔ Improve nutritional…
📣Last chance to register! Non-government participants have until Friday, 18 July to sign up for the #UNFSS2025 Stocktake in Addis Ababa (27–29 July). Be part of the global food systems dialogue. 🔗RSVP here: unfoodsystemshub.org/latest-updates…
🌍 #UNFSS2025 is coming up, and countries are leveraging #SchoolMeals to drive long-term #FoodSystems transformation. 🇪🇹 #Ethiopia, co-host of this year's meeting, offers a powerful example by integrating school meals into its Vision 2030 as a tool to build resilience, ensure…
🚸 🌿 What do school meals have to do with transforming #FoodSystems? 🥘 #SchoolMeals create daily, predictable demand for local food—fueling local agriculture, improving child nutrition and supporting public food procurement at scale. 🌍 At #UNFSS2025, the @SchoolMeals_…
🌍 #SchoolMeals are a lifeline for millions of children—fueling learning, health, opportunity & national development. 👧👦 In Latin America & the Caribbean, over 80 million children receive #SchoolMeals that connect education, nutrition & local #FoodSystems. 🤝 At the…
🍲🌿 #SchoolMeals can help improve our global #FoodSystems. How? School meals programmes account for 70% of publicly managed food in a country. By locally sourcing food for meals, governments have an entry point for food systems transformation through enhancing how food is…
