Mali

Member since

September 2021

658.17K

Total children receiving school meals

2.97 Million

Children enrolled in primary school

20.43 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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National Commitments

Commitment submitted on
April 2024
Declaration signed by the Ministry of National Education

Increase the coverage of the school meal programme to 30% of eligible schools according to national targeting criteria by 2024-2030.
Revise the National School Food Policy and develop a new five-year action plan by the end of 2025.
Implement the programme promoting Home-Grown School Feeding in Mali (PCASEM), formalize linkages between school canteens and local production and provide support to small-scale farmers to access these markets by the end of 2026.
Strengthen the legal and governance framework for school feeding by the end of 2027.
Strengthen the management and monitoring system for school canteens by setting up a national database by the end of 2026.

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National Progress Reports

Reporting year

Events

Resources

Report

Education & Learning Emergency Response & Recovery

School Meals Country Insight Report: Mali

This report and case study explore how school meals may contribute to social cohesion in Mali. Drawing on field research conducted jointly by WFP and IDS in four schools in Bandiagara and Mopti, Mali, the report examines whether and how the pathways identified in the framing paper manifest in practice, and assesses the extent to which the school meals programme is grounded in a conflict-sensitive approach.

The report finds that school meals support important building blocks of social cohesion, while highlighting opportunities to strengthen conflict-sensitive programming and the intentional integration of secondary social cohesion outcomes into school meals programme design and monitoring.

Paper

Emergency Response & Recovery School Meals Policy

The Importance of School Meals in Fragile & Conflict-affected Settings

This framing paper, developed by the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), outlines the key role of school meals programmes in fragile and conflict-affected settings, while investigating their contribution to peace and social cohesion.

It highlights the main risks and opportunities of school feeding in emergency contexts and identifies potential pathways through which school meals can not only achieve their primary objectives, but also foster peace and social cohesion, emphasizing the importance of conflict-sensitive programming and further evidence-generation.

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