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We provide governments and their partners with knowledge, tools, and connections to build high-quality school meal programs that support all children.
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The latest School Meal Programs Around the World report explores the powerful links between children’s nutrition, small-scale farmers, and global food system resilience. @USDA @IFPRI @RockefellerFdn
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Press Release:Solving Global Hunger: New Report Highlights School Meal Programs as Drivers of ChangeNew report explores powerful links between children’s nutrition, small-scale farmers, and global...
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Last week, GCNF's Arlene Mitchell joined the @FIL_IDF World Dairy Summit in Chile to spotlight how #SchoolMeals power #nutrition, #sustainability, and resilient food systems worldwide. #IDFWDS2025 @tetrapak
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📚 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪: #SchoolMeals can be a powerful tool to combat the double burden of malnutrition, but only if we understand what’s on the menu.️🥘 ➡️@GCNFoundation & @IFPRI where they will share new insights from a global analysis of school meal quality
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📆Join us for the next @IFPRI & GCNF Research Webinar Series session to learn how improved data can guide more nutritious, balanced #SchoolMeals that support children’s growth and lifelong health. ➡️ https://t.co/8Jy7uNeVhH
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We're still feeling inspired by the connections and conversations at #FNCE2025! A highlight of the conference was the “Putting Child Nutrition on the Map" session, where GCNF's Deputy Director, Heidi Kessler, took attendees through a journey of #SchoolMeals around the world.
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"School meals are more than a social program, they’re a smart economic investment." At the 2025 Borlaug Dialogue, Catherine Bertini, GCNF Honorary Advisor, shared powerful insights on the role of #SchoolMeals as drivers of economic growth & trade. @WorldFoodPrize #FoodPrize25
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How can #SchoolMeals help address both hunger and obesity? The next @IFPRI & GCNF Research Webinar Series session will explore how improved data can guide more nutritious, balanced school meals that support children’s growth and lifelong health. ➡️ https://t.co/8Jy7uNeVhH
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🍙✨Are you in #Seattle & curious about Japanese food traditions & #SchoolMeals? Join us this Saturday for a celebration of traditional Japanese cuisine with a focus on Japan's approach to nutrition education! ➡️ https://t.co/xD6f2QoKJ8
#WorldFoodDay #NSLW #TasteTheWorld
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🌍This #WorldFoodDay, we spotlight #Zambia — host of the 2026 Global Child Nutrition Forum — and how it’s turning the page for #SchoolMeals through its Home-Grown School Feeding Programme. @HarvestPlus @WFP @MarysMeals @UN
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The 2026 Global Child Nutrition Forum will be hosted in Lusaka, Zambia — a country that’s turning the page in home-grown school feeding. Zambia’s program is not only ensuring that children start each...
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🗓 Join us on October 16th for the next @IFPRI & GCNF Research Webinar to learn more about the environmental, economic, and social tradeoffs of scaling regenerative feeding models, and how #SchoolMeals can support children and the planet.🌱 ➡️ https://t.co/MkmY5ZSbvY
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When girls are nourished and supported, there is no height they can't reach.🏔️✨ On this #DayoftheGirl, we celebrate Nimdoma Sherpa—once a student receiving #SchoolMeals in Nepal, later the youngest woman to summit Everest. @WFP @UN
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🌏Last week, GCNF's Deputy Director Heidi Kessler joined leaders from across sectors at the #MIGlobal @MilkenInstitute Asia Summit to discuss how we can build healthier, more sustainable #SchoolMeals for children around the world. ➡️View the recording https://t.co/Ca9e9Mspd2
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🌎🥣How can #SchoolMeals serve both children and the planet? Join GCNF and @IFPRI to explore how school meal programs intersect with #regenerative #agriculture. ➡️Register today! https://t.co/sn4x3kbnjb
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🥣How can we ensure #SchoolMeals support healthy diets and reflect children’s needs? Learn how from @FAO, @WFP & the Civil Society Organizations Group of the @SchoolMeals_, represented by @WorldVision & @GCNFoundation, during this technical workshop. ➡️ https://t.co/Quf21R9vQH
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📅Oct. 1st |🕧12:30PM SGT Join us live at the @MilkenInstitute Asia Summit for a dynamic conversation on how public-private partnerships can support #SchoolMeals and help transform children's diets. ➡️ Watch the #MIglobal live stream: https://t.co/Ca9e9Mspd2
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🗓️ Join us on October 1st for the next session in the @IFPRI & GCNF Research Webinar Series! Discover how #SchoolMeals and school food environments can be optimized for #health, #sustainability, and cultural relevance. ➡️ https://t.co/Ja6pnlcOgc
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According to the latest Global Survey of School Meal Programs©, 8⃣1⃣% of programs have taken steps to reduce food loss and waste. Read the interview with @Food4AllGh to learn how food banks can amplify these efforts by recovering surplus food. #FLWDay
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Across Africa and around the world, school meal programs face an ongoing balancing act of ensuring food safety and quality while managing limited budgets. These constraints can make it difficult to...
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🥣🌍If we are serious about #education and universal access to #SchoolMeals, we must first address the barriers. An important roundtable discussion on the need for stronger data and the importance of monitoring progress, hosted by @DanishMFA at #UNGA80. @UN
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🌱At #UNGA80, the Minister of Education of #Somalia announced a dedicated budget line for #SchoolMeals starting in 2026, along with the integration of regenerative school meals into the country’s climate action plan—an inspiring commitment to people & planet! @RockefellerFdn @UN
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🌎🥣School meals are an investment in children and communities. Last week, GCNF joined partners in #Brazil for the 2nd Global Summit of the @SchoolMeals_ Coalition to proudly advocate for the essential role of civil society in building sustainable, inclusive #SchoolMeals.
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🥣School food environments shape the way children encounter food — from the #SchoolMeals on their plate to the messages on classroom walls. This @IFPRI & GCNF webinar will explore research from #Sweden & #Ghana and lessons from #Lebanon. Register➡️ https://t.co/sn4x3kbnjb
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