RAES member countries strengthen commitment to school feeding in the region
With the participation of 10 countries and international institutions, the regional technical committee of the RAES Network was officialized. Brasília, September 12, 2022 – With the presence of representatives from 10 Latin American countries and Caribbean institutions, gathered in the city of Brasília, Brazil, and the virtual participation of more than 300 people, the Regional […]
Launching of the Food and Nutrition Education (FNE) course for teachers and sustainable school feeding in Belize
FAO, AMEXCID – through the “Mesoamerica without Hunger AMEXCID-FAO” program -, FAO-Brazil International Cooperation, and the Government of Belize are inaugurating a course that will help Belizean teachers contribute to combating malnutrition through food and nutrition education and school feeding. Belize, August 15, 2022 – The innovative training program Food and Nutrition Education (FNE), focused […]
‘I’ve always liked to farm the terrain without using chemical products. It puts me in harmony with nature and the planet”
Ever since she was a child growing up in the district of Pucara, in the Junín region of central Peru, Ninfa Medina wanted to have a vegetable garden like her grandmother’s. To Ninfa, her abuela was patient and wise, and Ninfa loved that she talked with her plants. Her passion for gardening rubbed off on her granddaughter. […]
School feeding: LAC countries learned about Brazilian public policy during their mission to the country
Over the course of a week, delegations from 10 countries received information on regulatory frameworks, and policy implementation, and visited public schools and local family farmers’ production areas. BRASILIA, September 6, 2022 – “The school feeding policy is our pride. Because it is considered unquestionable, permanent and with multiple benefits“, highlighted the deputy director of […]
Technical mission takes LAC countries to Brazil to know public school feeding policy
The delegation will be composed of representatives from 10 countries that will arrive in Brasilia on the 29th. Brasilia, August 23, 2022 – Representatives from 10 Latin American and Caribbean countries will participate, from August 29th to September 2nd, in an international technical mission organized by the trilateral south-south cooperation project Consolidation of School Feeding Programmes in […]
3rd edition of the international course on school feeding trains more than 2,000 professionals
Training from the Brazil-FAO International Cooperation was offered to participants from Colombia, Guatemala, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. Brasilia, Brazil, August 19, 2022. The closing session of the third version of the course “School Feeding as an Educational Strategy for a Healthy Life” had the participation of high-ranking authorities from the 4 participating countries – Colombia, […]
RAES Network event in Brazil brings together 10 Latin American countries and Caribbean institutions
Regional Dialogue of the Sustainable School Feeding Network with LAC will be held in Brasilia and will be broadcast virtually with interpretation in English, Spanish and Portuguese Brasilia, Brazil, August 19th, 2022. – The hybrid meeting of the Sustainable School Feeding Network – RAES will be held on September 1, in Brasilia, the capital of […]
Event of the Healthy Life Course focus on the importance of legal frameworks in school feeding
Final event of the 3rd version of the course will discuss the role of regulatory frameworks in the school feeding policy Brasília, Brazil, August 16, 2022. The third version of the course “School Feeding as an Educational Strategy for a Healthy Life” will present at its closing a lecture that will discuss the role of regulatory […]
School Feeding is the most important social programme in the Dominican Republic
Mr. Victor Castro, executive director of the National Institute of Student Welfare of the Dominican Republic, believes that it is necessary to strengthen this policy in the country and institutionalize it. Paulo Beraldo Mr. Victor Ramón Castro, executive director of the National Institute of Student Welfare (INABIE by its Spanish acronym) of the Dominican Republic, […]
Call for experiences from school foodservice staff
Experiences can be submitted by 31 December 2022 Healthy diets are crucial for child and adolescent development, health and overall wellbeing. Most children spend a considerable time in school, and thus have one or more meals in this setting. Many countries around the world have guidelines and standards in place to ensure that school meals […]
