Global Education Forum – Investment Case for School Health and Nutrition

This is an invited memo offering an investment case for school health and nutrition programs that was prepared for the Spring 2022 Meeting of the Global Education Forum (GEF). It addresses the importance of the condition of children as a determinant of education outcomes and, specifically, the role of school meals in addressing the well-being and learning of schoolchildren.

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Authors:

The Education CommissionLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineResearch Consortium for School Health and NutritionSchool Meals CoalitionGlobal Education Forum

Media Type:

PDF

Resource Type:

White paper

Focus Area:

Education Workforce & SystemsElementary & Secondary EducationMental Health & Wellbeing

Project:

Sustainable Financing Initiative for School Health and Nutrition

Project:

Sustainable Financing Initiative for School Health and Nutrition

Date:

2022

Region:

Asia and Africa

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