Cambodia

Member since
cambodia school meals
299.37K
Total children receiving school meals
2.2 Million
Children enrolled in primary school
16.2 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.

National Commitments

Declaration signed by Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

• 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.
 

National Progress Reports

Reporting year
cambodia school meals