School Meals Coalition (SMC)

The School Meals Coalition is a Member State effort that aims at ensuring that every child has the opportunity to receive a healthy, nutritious daily meal in school by 2030. The Coalition is rooted in country-level action and multi-sectoral partnerships focused on restoring access to school meals programmes lost during the pandemic; helping low-income countries reach the most vulnerable; and promoting safe, nutritious and sustainably produced food, as well as diverse and balanced diets.
Thematic Areas: School Meals: Nutrition, Health and Education, Malnutrition
Leading Entities:

The School Meals Coalition (SMC) is led by a Member State Task Force. The Taskforce is chaired by Finland and France, and includes: the African Union, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Kenya, Iceland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sweden, and the United States of America

UN AFPs & IGOs

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) – USG Special Advisor Africa Affairs, UN Nutrition, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO), Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Global Partnership for Education (GPE), African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)

Member Countries

Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, Armenia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Iraq, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates, Canada, United States of America, African Union, European Union (EU)

Other Members

Boys and Girls Club of East Scarborough Canada, C40, Canadian Coalition for Healthy School Food, Chefs Manifesto SDG2Hub, City of Milan, Education Commission, Federacion Indigena Empresarial y de Comunidades Locales de Mexico, Food Systems for the Future (FSF), Foodinsider, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF), Global Communities, Graca Machel Trust, International Parliamentary Network for Education (IPNEd), Kitchen Connection, Life Thru Sports Guatemala, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), Movimiento Trabajadores Excluidos Argentina, Pacific School Food Network, Resolve to Save Lives, Rockefeller Foundation, Speak Up Africa, The Indigenous Partnership for Agrobiodiversity and Food Sovereignty (TIP), Washingborough Academy, Youth Association for Development (YAD) Pakistan

NGOs

Abundant Favour Christian Ministries International, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), Andre Foods International (AFI), AVSI Foundation, Breakfast Club of Canada, Catholic Relief Services, Centro de Aprendizagem e Capacitação da Sociedade Civil (CESC) Mozambique, Childs Destiny and Development Organization (CHIDDO), Community Vision Group Cameroon, Counterpart International, Dubai Cares, EAT, EYElliance, Food for Education, Food for Thought, ForAfrika, Gibran Books and Values Society of Nigeria, International Union of Nutritional Sciences, Maple Leaf Early Years Foundation Nigeria, Mary’s Meals, Muslim Hands, Nourishing Schools – India, OXFAM, Plan International, Save the Children, SolidarMed, The Global FoodBanking Network, The NGO International Film Festival, The Power of Nutrition, War Child, World Vision International (WVI), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), ZOA

Think Tanks/Research Centers

Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), Centre for Health Science and Law, Copenhagen Business School, Global Research Consortium (LSHTM), HarvestPlus, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Rice Research Institute – CGIAR, Northumbria University, Partnership for Child Development, Schools of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, University of Toronto, World Fish Malaysia, World Vegetable Center

Website
https://schoolmealscoalition.org/
Focal Points

[email protected]; global.smcsecretariat@wfp; [email protected]