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.
This report explores the intersection of education and nutrition in the context of Sustainable Development Goals. It advocates for a systemic, life-cycle approach to strengthen both sectors and highlights how investments in education contribute to improved nutrition and vice versa. It underscores the need for robust monitoring of school meal programmes. The report also warns of growing global food insecurity, rising obesity rates, and calls for coordinated efforts across sectors to create healthier, more sustainable food and education systems.
