Africa: 20 Million More Children in Sub-Saharan Africa Now Receive Govt-Led School Meals - WFP Report

Africa: 20 Million More Children in Sub-Saharan Africa Now Receive Govt-Led School Meals - WFP Report

DAKAR/JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI: Twenty million more children in Sub-Saharan Africa are now receiving school meals through government-led programmes than in 2022, according to the latest edition of the State of School Feeding Worldwide, a flagship global biennial report released today by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The African continent has seen the most significant rise of any region, with the number of children receiving school m…

Africa feeding 20 million more children with school meals, WFP says

Governments in sub-Saharan Africa have provided school meals to roughly 20 million extra children over the past two years, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday, showing a move away from dependence on foreign aid and a stronger commitment to education. The region saw the biggest rise in school feeding of any region, by nearly a third to 87 million in 2024. Ethiopia, Rwanda and even severely impoverished Madagascar and Chad all managed…