WHY LUNCH BOX
SCHOOL FEEDING
INITIATIVE

39 billion in-school meals missed since the start of Covid-19 pandemic- UNICEF
Consistent and reliable channels to address children’s nutritional and educational issues
2.9 million Indian’s children missed out of school meals. 24% of children deaths in India are due to malnutrition
GSFP plagued with political partisanship, manipulation and expediency limiting the implementation in all qualified schools
KGS Foundation will launch the school feeding program in 2024. The program aims to establish school feeding kitchens in the poorest and unreached primary schools to provide a daily hot nutritious meal to students throughout their school year.

In the face of COVID-19 came HELP "The GFN Effect”

In anticipation to Government re-opening schools, FFAA carried out an assessment on its school feeding program and with a seed grant from Beiersdorf CWA, The Global FoodBanking Network and United Way Global.

75 Schools In 8 Regions Were Assessed Through

  • Site visits
  • Virtual & in-person Stakeholder Consultation
  • Review of available literature
  • Reporting

Objectives Of The Assessment

Identify and assess potential beneficiary schools to partner with on the programme
Create sustainable operational and funding model for the programme
Mobilize local support from stakeholders in the implementation of the programme
Strengthen collaboration with parents teacher associations in implementation of the programme
Ensure effective utilization of grant funding for the programme by the Global Food Banking network, Beiersdorf and United Way Worldwide
Create and adapt a post COVID-19 guidelines to ensure safety of school children after reopening

25 Schools Selected

25 deprived schools across Indian Austrailia and Usa

Each Benefiting From

  • One academic year supply of free food ingredients
  • PPEs, Lunch bowls for individual meals and Hygiene materials
  • Renovation of 12 school kitchens and provision of safe meal spaces
  • Food safety, recipe generation and hygiene training for school feeding caterers

OUTPUT

More Children Are Benefiting From

  • Daily supply of one hot nutritious meal for 5 days a week
  • Much More meals served in 80 days
  • 5+ School kitchens renovated
  • Lunch boxes, handwashing machines and PPEs supplied and in use to the beneficiary schools
  • Recovering additional food products and distributed
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