In the virtual event promoted under the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation Program, country representatives will present good practices, challenges, and lessons learned.
The Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) will hold, on 12 December, an exhibition for exchanging experiences and sharing successful initiatives related to school feeding and the strengthening of sustainable food systems in the region.
At the “RAES Exhibition: Good Practices in School Feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean”, member countries of the Network will have the opportunity to present, through videos, good practices, challenges, and lessons learned in the development of their school feeding programs.
The RAES Network is jointly carried out by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ABC/MRE) and the National Fund for Education Development (FNDE/MEC), with the executive secretariat led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Currently, 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are part of RAES.
The goal of the exhibition is to promote the exchange of good practices among countries and showcase successful initiatives related to school feeding and sustainable food systems. The participation of 11 countries is planned: Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Paraguay, the Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Uruguay.
Countries will present short videos (3 to 5 minutes) on topics such as monitoring and evaluation technologies for school feeding programs (SFPs), innovative pedagogical practices in food and nutrition education (FNE), digital applications related to SFPs, experiences in reducing food loss and waste in schools, public procurement from family farming, inclusion of fish in school meals, and new financing strategies, among other initiatives.
Important information
📅 Date: 12 December 2025
⏰ Time: 8 a.m. El Salvador – 9 a.m. Colombia – 11 a.m. Chile/Brazil
💻 Format: Virtual (Zoom)
🔗 Registration link: https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YU1DJ42ATK2MgAWluXOz-Q
Video formats
RAES proposes three possible models for video submissions:
Model 1: A recording made in schools showing good practice, the challenges faced, lessons learned, and partners involved.
Model 2: Adaptation of an existing video about a successful initiative, incorporating the elements required by the Exhibition. (challenges, lessons learned and partners).
Model 3: A recorded presentation with visual support (PowerPoint, photos or videos), highlighting good practice, challenges, lessons learned and partners, in accordance with the required elements.