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
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Friday, November 29, 2024
Families in Gaza are stuck in a dramatic situation where regular markets have collapsed, while the available food and goods are scarce, with prices skyrocketing. The massive destruction of infrastructure has heavily impacted Gaza’s farms, normally...
Country:
Asia, Palestinian Territory
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Extending women’s access to social protection can help ensure their income security and autonomy, a rebalancing of their care work and a breakdown of deep-rooted and discriminatory gender norms and attitudes. Recognizing this, regional leaders recently...
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.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
School meals are popular among governments and charitable organisations aiming to alleviate hunger in schools. Yet, there is often debate around whether alternative approaches, such as cash transfers or take-home rations, might achieve similar...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Two billion women and girls worldwide lack access to any form of social protection, according to the UN Women report ‘World Survey on the Role of Women in Development’ launched in October 2024. This has a huge impact on older women whose lives can...
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’ (...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
In a recent conference organized by the Danish Refugee Council in partnership with the Arab Reform Initiative, experts, policymakers, and stakeholders gathered to discuss ways to bridge the gap between humanitarian assistance and social protection...
Country:
Asia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen
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