110,000 children no longer receive school-based daily nutritious meals, putting them at higher risk for malnutrition, as this has been their most reliable source of nutrients.

Date: 9/25

Region: South Asia

Country: Nepal

Topic: Food & Farming

Policy Lens: Global Health Security

Additional Context: Beginning in 2021, Mercy Corps partnered with the World Food Programme and others on the USDA-funded Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programme in Nepal. Mercy Corps helped build a cash-based school feeding model to enable schools to procure nutritious food directly from local producers. The program was terminated.

Source: Mercy Corps