Friday, December 13, 2024
As school meal programmes continue to expand globally, so too is the body of evidence from impact evaluations. Given the multiplicity of objectives and the diversity of contexts in which school meals programmes are implemented, there is still a need for...
Thursday, December 5, 2024
A ceremony attended by Malawi’s Secretary for Education, Dr. Mangani Katundu, on December 5, marked the launch of the expansion strategy for the School Feeding Program in the country, aiming to increase the number of primary schools offering school meals...
Thursday, December 5, 2024
In a school in Makueni County, Kenya, a principal knows the profound impact of a simple school meal. Every day, including weekends, he reaches into his pocket to ensure his students have something to eat at school. "It's not just about feeding them...
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has dedicated the equivalent of 3 million euros from its budget to ensure the continued rollout and payment of social allowances to 15,000 individuals with severe disabilities and nearly 18,000 older persons in the West...
Country:
Asia, Palestinian Territory
Read More
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
What can history teach us about cash transfers? How have societies used cash transfers through the ages and what role have they played in countries’ development process? Ugo Gentilini’s book ‘Timely Cash: Lessons From 2,500 Years of Giving People...
Friday, November 22, 2024
As the global climate meeting, COP29, comes to a close in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, the world's attention now turns to practical solutions for combating the climate crisis. In Kenya, the humble school meal may be part of the solutions.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
After a year that has seen climate change destroy agriculture in regions already struggling with high level of food insecurity and malnutrition, attention at COP29 turns to food systems. In 2022, 148 million children globally were ‘stunted’ (...
Thursday, November 14, 2024
With the creation of the International Labour Organization (ILO), and then the United Nations, “social security became a fundamental human right and was codified as such in international treaties” such as the UN Covenant on Economic and Social...
Thursday, November 14, 2024
The Amen Program is a social assistance initiative in Tunisia that targets the country's most vulnerable citizens with cash transfers, medical services, and economic empowerment opportunities. As of December 2023, the program reached over 333,000 poor...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Social media has fundamentally transformed the landscape of public engagement with government organizations, creating new avenues for communication and interaction. Globally, governments utilize social media to disseminate vital information quickly,...
Country:
Asia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Maldives, Singapore
Read More
