Description
Establishment of a self-sustaining school lunch system
In order to establish a system, management, and human resources capable of operating independent school lunches in their own country, we will identify the current situation, discover problems, and propose countermeasures, then implement the system in model schools in the country concerned and expand the system throughout the country. In order to achieve this goal, we will provide local school lunch staff with opportunities to work with Japanese registered dietitians and learn about food procurement, menu preparation, meal delivery and eating instructions, hygiene management, and nutrition education for children until dietitians are trained. In addition, local volunteers who support the school lunch program will be trained, and nutrition education for local residents will also be provided. Several local school lunch staff will be trained and dispatched to other schools.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Training of nutrition professions
Description
In Japan, the Meiji government introduced nutritional science from Europe and the United States and made efforts to improve nutrition as a national policy. As part of this effort, registered dietitians and dietitians were trained and distributed throughout the country to deal with the double burden of malnutrition: under-nutrition and over-nutrition. Registered dietitians and dietitians have contributed greatly to the promotion of healthy and sustainable diets and the building of a nation with a long and healthy life.
Based on this experience, and in accordance with the principles of the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021, we will implement school lunch programs as a starting point for the foundation of nutrition education in one or more countries, mainly in Asia. Furthermore, we will support the education and training of registered dietitians and dietitians, the establishment of nutritionist systems, and the construction of sustainable nutrition improvement infrastructure.
In addition, we will contribute to the eradication of malnutrition in the world by promoting the improvement of nutrition in one or more countries where dietitians are already trained and deployed, through support for the improvement of the skills of the personnel.
Specifically, the eight-year period from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2030 will be divided into four phases: (1) gathering information on the country in question, exchanging human resources between the two countries, and establishing counter partners (2022-2024); (2) supporting the establishment of an independent school lunch system (2022-2025); (3) supporting the education and training of dietitians and the establishment of a dietitians-nutritionists system (2025-2029); and (4) supporting the employment of dietitians (2029-2030).
GNR assessment
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Verified
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| SMARTness index |
Lower moderate
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Details
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Salt/sodium intake
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
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Food environment
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of elementary schools offering a self-contained school lunch program. |
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| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 0 schools | 2021 |
| Target | We plan to visit Laos by May 2023 to conduct a survey and determine a target value by the end of 2023. | March 2030 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Progress report | July 2024 |
