Extend school canteen coverage to 50%

As part of the N4G Summit, Senegal commits to extending the coverage of school canteens to 50% of schools and integrated early childhood development structures by 2030, with a focus on priority supply from local production. This commitment aims to strengthen the food and nutrition security of learners in preschool, elementary and secondary schools and secondary schools of public and Koranic schools, while boosting local agricultural value chains and improving sanitary and hygiene conditions in schools. The main actions planned to achieve this objective are (i) the establishment of school canteens in preschool, elementary, middle and secondary schools, actively involving local authorities to ensure their sustainability, (ii) the strengthening of WASH (water, hygiene and sanitation) services in schools and early childhood structures, guaranteeing a healthy environment conducive to learning, (iii) advocating for the adoption of a law on school feeding, in order to ensure a solid and sustainable regulatory framework for the canteen programme, (iv) the development of a sustainable supply chain based on local production, to support national producers and improve the quality of the meals served and (v) the establishment of national standards guaranteeing the nutritional quality and safety of the meals provided to students. The Ministry of Education will take the lead in this initiative, in coordination with the agriculture, social protection, health and water sectors as well as civil society, local authorities, technical and financial partners, local producers and also communities through parents' associations.