Botswana

Member since

March 2026

364.86K

Total children receiving school meals

381.67K

Children enrolled in primary school

47.09 Million

Total investment in school meals (USD)

Figures reflect the latest available data from the State of School Feeding Worldwide report, national reporting and global sources. Governments may update data more frequently, so values may differ from most recent national statistics. Reference year, source and further details are available in the School Meals Coalition Global Database.

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School Meals Financing

Innovative Financing for School Feeding

Supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, this report outlines practical, country-informed solutions to overcome financing barriers that limit school meal coverage. It explores how governments can mobilize new and additional resources—such as taxing unhealthy products, leveraging climate finance, and earmarking natural resource revenues—to sustainably expand national programmes. The report makes the case that innovative financing is not only possible but essential to ensuring every child’s right to nutritious food in school.