• Increase the share of school meals funded and managed by the Royal Government of Cambodia in areas with high poverty, malnutrition and low educational performance.
• Formalize and operationalize a national school meals policy whilst strengthening its integration across relevant sectoral policies and strategies.
• Optimize the design of the existing program based on good practices and lessons learnt, promoting cost-effective healthy diets while contributing to the local economy.
• Implement a holistic package of complementary activities as part of the national school meals program that supports the human capital development of Cambodian children and their communities.
• Develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework to measure the performance of the national school meals program, including cross-sectoral performance indicators.
• Take forward the agenda of the School Meals Coalition "Peer to Peer Community of Best practices" as a provider and a recipient of experience and best practices on school meals.
Cambodia
National Commitments
Commitment submitted on
Declaration signed by
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
National Progress Reports
- In 2025, the government funded 686 schools (61% of the total), including an additional 259 since 2023. The national budget allocation increased from USD 4.3 million in 2023 to USD 7.4 million in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 9 million by 2026.
- Optimized the design of its programme through evidence generation.
- Co-led with the Philippines the organization of the Southeast Asia School Meals Coalition Meeting, which served as a platform for peer-to-peer learning and exchange of best practices.