Jorge Ulises González: ‘We are changing the paradigm of school feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean’
“The paradigm shift from programmes focused on food assistance to programmes that have a rights-based approach, especially the human right to adequate food, is the main advance in school feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean,” said Jorge Ulises Gonzalez, FAO regional consultant for healthy eating programmes, in an interview with the Sustainable School Feeding […]
“We want a society that eats for wellness, not for publicity”
Carolina Vanesa Cárcamo, a student from El Salvador, recalls her experience with food and nutrition education Paulo Beraldo The student Carolina Vanesa Carcamo, from Izalco, El Salvador, is clear about the role of food and nutritional education in her life and in the lives of her classmates. In an interview for the Sustainable School Food […]
Coordination and commitment are crucial for progress in school feeding, say experts in the Milan Pact
Panel on school feeding was held within the framework of the 8th Global Forum of the Milan Pact on Urban Food Policy (8th MUFPP Global Forum), in Rio Paulo Beraldo Rio de Janeiro, October 18, 2022 – Civil society, different levels of local and national governments, parents, NGOs and students must mobilize and commit themselves for […]
Paraguay: MEC and FAO consider it essential to promote and strengthen school feeding programmes
“Advances and challenges of the School Feeding Programme of Paraguay in the framework of Food and Nutritional Security in the region” was the topic of analysis in the discussion held this Tuesday, September 20, 2022, organized by the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC), with support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]
‘School garden is the most effective tool to educate with focus on nutrition’
Nutritionist Maria Angela Delgado tells how Jundiaí, in Brazil, became a national reference for school feeding Paulo Beraldo Jundiaí, a city located a few kilometers from São Paulo, in Brazil, is a national reference when it comes to school feeding. This is due to the organic production of food, the implementation of dozens of school […]
FAO-WFP online event explores the importance of procurement to implement school food nutrition guidelines and standards
On 27th September, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the School Meals Coalition, jointly held an online event titled “Sustainable procurement for nutritious school food. The importance of procurement to implement school food nutrition guidelines and standards”, attended by more than 300 […]
Training cycle on food and nutritional security for Belizean teachers concludes with positive results
Almost 100 teachers took part in the training focused on food and nutrition education October 4rd, 2022. Belize – Between August 15th and 19th, 2022, the “Virtual Training on Food and Nutrition Education (FNE) for Teachers – Towards a Sustainable School Feeding Programme” took place, with the support of The Government of Belize and the […]
Article: If kids don’t have food, they can’t learn
Mr. Shaun Baugh, Programme Manager for Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Development at the CARICOM Secretariat During a five-day programme in Brasília, Brazil, aimed at strengthening public policy on school feeding in Latin America and the Caribbean, I had the joy of seeing first hands the execution of the Brazilian National School Feeding Programme, the PNAE of […]
‘If we do it together, everything works out better’; interview with Hugo Tintel, from the school feeding programme in Paraguay
In an interview with the RAES platform, the expert points out the value of having a regional forum for dialogue and exchange of knowledge on school feeding Paulo Beraldo BRASÍLIA, September 21, 2022 – “If we all do it together, everything works out better. And the RAES is making that possible”. With these words, Hugo […]
Event: Sustainable procurement for nutritious school food
Webinar will be held in English on 27th September and will debate the key role played by sustainable procurement for the implementation of school food nutrition guidelines and standards (NGS) ROME – Food procurement plays a key role in the implementation of nutrition guidelines and standards for school food, as it is through procurement that […]
