Goal
The United States commits to working with School Meals Coalition members, building on contributions and lessons learned from the U.S. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, to advance the day when every child is well nourished and well educated.
Joining the New School Meals Coalition
USDA
| Verification status | Verified Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | High Find out more |
| Targeted location | Global - While the Coalition is global and includes all countries that are interested in joining, it's main focus is to support low- and middle-income countries to strengthen and scale up their school meals programs. United States international assistance for school meals … |
| Targeted population | Specific population group(s) |
| Targeted population specific age | School age children, roughly ages 5-12. |
| Targeted population sex | All |
| Primary indicator | Active engagement of the US Government with the School Meals Coalition (benchmark oriented) |
| Primary indicator baseline | The United States joined the School Meals Coalition on August 20, 2020, as a formal commitment of the United Nations Food Systems Summit. |
| Primary indicator target | By August 2030, the US Governemnt will have joined the Steering Committee, followed by joining two of its Initiatives; the Data and Monitoring Initiative and the Sustainable Financing Initiative. Ongoing participation in the Coalition will remain |
| Duration | August, 2020 - August, 2030 |
Goal action plan
The United States, through USDA, will formally participate in the School Meals Coalition Overarching Taskforce and Financing Taskforce, and informally in the Research Consortium. Details of the Coalition implementation and investment plans, and individual taskforces under the Coalition, are still being worked out by the Secretariat and member countries and stakeholders.
Nutrition Action Classification
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
