All children to receive nutritious school meals by 2030
The School Meals Coalition drives actions to urgently improve and scale up school meal programmes to ensure that every child has the opportunity to receive a healthy, nutritious meal in school by 2030.
About
School Meals Coalition
Celebrating over 100 member countries and more than 130 partners taking action for positive impact worldwide
Government-led and partner-supported, the School Meals Coalition is an example of a new generation of multilateralism, joining forces and working together to improve the quality, sustainability and scale of national school meals programmes.
The Coalition aims to break silos and pool resources by sharing best practices, experience, information, and technical support. Through a multisectoral and holistic approach, it addresses implementation challenges while strengthening evidence for decision-making.
A vehicle for multilateral actions worldwide
School feeding is one of the largest and most widespread social safety nets in the world.
418 million children benefit from school meals worldwide, which is 30 million more than the 388 million children in early 2020.
Overall, approximately 41 percent of children enrolled in primary school now have access to a free or subsidised daily school meal, rising to 61% in high-income countries.
Governments are investing around USD 48 billion in this intervention, and 99% of that investment is domestic – this is a global increase of USD 5 billion, since 2020.
Highlights
Actions
Solutions for progress on a global scale
The School Meals Coalition drives global change through a collaborative approach and strategic initiatives. It champions evidence-based solutions, challenging traditional dynamics for progress on a global scale.
National commitments
Partner efforts
Regional networks
Initiatives
Toward 2030
Global
progress
Despite substantial efforts, the world is still falling short of achieving the goal of providing a school meal to every child by 2030. Although school meal programmes have shown recovery following the COVID-19 crisis, access to healthy school meals for children in low-income countries has declined compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Stories
Explore stories and interviews showcasing successful implementation of national school meal programmes and the positive impact on children and their communities.
Events
Join the Coalition on the global stage and at events worldwide to advocate for every child to have the opportunity to receive a healthy, nutritious school meal by 2030.
Newsletter
Read the School Meals Coalition Newsletter today to receive the latest updates and invaluable resources on school meals.