Report
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.