134 preschools with the total number of 18,724 children no longer receive kitchen equipment to support safe and nutritious meal provision. As a result, many preschools entered the new school year without refrigeration or stoves and may face challenges in maintaining quality school meals.

Date: 9/25

Region: Europe & Central Asia

Country: Uzbekistan

Topic: Food & Farming

Policy Lens: Global Health Security

Additional Context: Beginning in 2021, Mercy Corps partnered with the Ministry of Preschool and School Education and the Ministry of Health to implement the USDA-funded McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program in Uzbekistan. The program improved child nutrition and early education by supporting 896 educational facilities with food commodities, materials, and training. The program was terminated.

Source: Mercy Corps