School feeding programmes are one of the widest and most popular social safety nets in the world. Globally, 418 million children are benefitting now from school meals. These programmes play a huge role in improving educational outcomes for children. As developing countries have embarked on the path of universal education, many joined the Education for All initiative. Since then, policymakers have undertaken measures such as the Food for Education programme, to overcome the opportunity costs of sending children to school among poor and vulnerable households and increase enrolment and attendance among school-age children. Indeed, school-meal programmes act as an incentive for families to enrol their children in school and keep them there. Previous research also found... Read More