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School Meals Expand the Right to Food for a Better Life and Future

Many children in low-income countries endure their entire school day without a nutritious meal, a situation that demands urgent attention. They arrive at school hungry and struggle to concentrate. Some even miss entire school days due to lack of food. This cycle of childhood hunger leads to poor educational outcomes, jeopardizing their future. For Global Communities, ensuring positive educational outcomes for schoolchildren is intrinsically tied to securing their right to adequate nutritious food, especially during the school day when most students have their principal or only nutritional meal. Globally, an estimated 153 million children under 18 are said to be food insecure, or lacking sufficient food for a healthy life. In the United States alone, 1 in 5 children... Read More