Save the Children and School Meals: Overview

Save the Children is a global leader in humanitarian and development programming, reaching 125 million children in 120 countries. That reach includes girls and boys who eat nutritious meals through our school feeding programming. Save the Children’s school feeding programming has grown exponentially in the past 9 years, from providing meals to just over 10,000 students to over 650,000 students in seven countries (Ethiopia, Guatemala, Liberia, Malawi, Somalia, Sri Lanka, and Sudan) in 2023 and a total award value exceeding $200 million. This overview  describes Save the Children’s approach to school meals and summarizes Save the Children’s 7 school feeding projects.