ERIC Number: ED671716
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar-28
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How Do School Feeding Programs Support the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the African Union's 2063 Goals?
Easaw Alemayehu Assefa
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School Feeding Programs (SFPs) represent essential interventions which enhance health along with nutritional status and educational attainment of children who live within regions experiencing food insecurity in low and middle-income countries. This paper examines the role of school feeding programs toward achieving the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development along with the African Union's (AU) Agenda 2063. Adult Nutrition Programs provide nutritious meals which support Zero Hunger (SDG 2), Quality Education (SDG 4) and Good Health and Well-being (SDG 3) directly through the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The research shows that SFPs substantially improve children's nutrition status while boosting their school engagement and educational performance specifically for female students and female children belonging to marginalized groups. SFPs participants drive local economic development since they purchase food from nearby farmers which strengthens community resistance. There exists an urgent need to study both the long-term outcomes and permanence of SFPs although their short-term advantages are already established. The article emphasizes linking School Feeding Programs to regional farming network while requiring specific policies that boost their operational efficiency. SFPs create basic approaches toward sustainable development achievement since they improve child welfare across worldwide communities.
Descriptors: Nutrition, Educational Attainment, Geographic Regions, Food, Hunger, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Learner Engagement, School Role, Academic Achievement, Females, Power Structure, Children, Disadvantaged, Economic Development, Partnerships in Education, Agricultural Occupations, Program Effectiveness, Health Programs, Resilience (Psychology), Community Involvement, Elementary Education, Journal Articles
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa
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