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School meals
Every day, over 100 million children in low- and lower-middle-income countries are going hungry. Millions go to school on an empty stomach – hunger affects their concentration and ability to learn. In conflict-affected countries, children are twice as likely to be out of school than their peers in stable countries. For many, especially girls, school meals are a lifeline that keeps them in the classroom and out of early marriage or child labour.
We supports governments to ensure that all school-age children have access to school meals and are healthy and ready to learn. School meal programmes are a proven, cost-effective investment in human capital, with every US$1 invested generating up to US$35 in returns.
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Benefits beyond the classroom
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Boost education: Improve attendance, concentration and learning.
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Improve health and nutrition: Provide essential nutrients and promote healthy eating habits.
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Empower girls: Encourage school attendance and delay early marriage and pregnancy.
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Strengthen local economies: Support smallholder farmers through home-grown school feeding. This benefits local economies and supports better-designed, sustainable food systems that are gender and climate sensitive.
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Build climate-smart food systems: Reduce supply chain emissions and promote sustainable agriculture.
School meals and complementary health support help build what is known as "human capital" – the sum of a population’s health, skills, knowledge, experience and habits.
Global reach and impact
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466 million children benefit from school meal programmes globally.
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WFP directly supported 20 million children with take-home rations and cash-based transfers in 61 countries in 2024.
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Up to 99% of programme costs are covered by national governments, with WFP providing technical assistance.
We have worked with over 100 countries to establish sustainable, nationally owned school meal programmes. More than 50 of these countries have fully taken over their programmes, demonstrating long-term success and resilience.
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We pride ourselves on transparency. When you give to Schools Meals, you are funding tangible results.
