Ten Years of School Meals for a Child

The Prize

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By spending just 750 euros you will by able to provide school meals for ten children for a whole year.

Every year the WFP supplies school meals for over 16 million children in over 60 countries, often in the hardest to reach places.

In many countries the school lunch is the only nourishing meal a child recieves throughout the day. School meals cost the WFP as little as 20 cents each but can improve children's nutrition and be the incentive needed for them to attend school, especially girls.

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The Cause

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. In 2017 the United Nations World Food Programme provided more than 18 million children with school meals.

In many countries, school meals are the only regular, nutritious meal a child receives each day. Costing WFP just € 0.20 each, school meals can improve children’s nutritional status and provide an extra incentive to send children, especially girls, to school and to help them to concentrate in class.

Whenever possible, WFP works with communities and local governments to source school meals from local smallholder farmers, thereby helping to boost the local economy.