The declaration of Commitment should be signed at Minister or Presidential level. To sign the declaration of commitment, please write to the School Meals Coalition Secretariat global.smcsecretariat@wfp.org
Join us
Benefits for countries to join the Coalition
- Be part of a global network: Provides governments with a global network of support to strengthen their national school meal programmes.
- Accelerate progress: Challenges countries to accelerate their progress in securing the health and nutrition of their schoolchildren.
- Create national dialogues: Encourages national dialogues, setting concrete targets and defining a roadmap to achieve them
- Addresses country challenges and scaling up progress: Provides support to countries through initiatives and focuses on overcoming identified bottlenecks and boosting actions that hold great potential for scaling progress
- Demonstrate leadership: Provides governments a global platform to position themselves as champions and leaders for school meals, highlighting their commitments and successes
Benefits for organizations to join the Coalition
- Work directly with governments: Engage directly with governments to support and implement transformational commitments to improve school meal programmes.
- Learn from others: Gain insights and knowledge from other non-government partners within the Coalition.
- Share best practices: Share and showcase successful strategies and approaches for school meal programmes.
- Form new partnerships: Collaborate with other organizations within the Coalition to create new initiatives and projects.
- Scale and improve programmes: Access support and resources to scale up and enhance school meal programs for maximum impact.
HOW TO JOIN
For Governments
1. Sign the Declaration of Commitment
2. Make a commitment
Countries are encouraged to make bold and strong National Commitments, which draw out clear, measurable actions the government will take towards achieving the goals of the Coalition.
3. Communicate progress
Once the commitments are made, countries are urged to communicate their progress through the biennial State of School Feedling Worldwide report, serving as the principal reporting instrument for the School Meals Coalition. The report provides valuable insights into successful school meal programs by leveraging the most reliable global data on coverage, implementation practices, and costs.
HOW TO JOIN
For partners
To become a Coalition partner, a civil society, academic institutions, UN agencies or internationals need to sign the Declaration of Support. The Declaration of Support should be signed at CEO level in the case of organizations. For more information, email: global.smcsecretariat@wfp.org.
Once the declaration of support is signed, partners of the Coalition will be invited at different meetings to discuss further steps on how they can support governments in developing and implementing national plans on school health and nutrition, as well as exploring ways on how to collaborate with stakeholders in the Coalition initiatives.