Every year, nations around the world celebrate World Food Day on October 16th. On this day, organizations rally around to make a statement on the eradication of hunger within their locales. Many school-age children across the globe depend on school feeding programs for morning and mid-day meals. School feeding programs incentivize parents to keep children in school and provide students the essential nutrients to stay healthy and able to learn. School feeding programs have a long history as a social protection tool. The provision of meals in schools was one of the first public welfare programs worldwide and among the first interventions to be widely delivered through the education sector. Evidence shows that these programs support the development potential of children and offset lost income for struggling families. With children fed at school, families are better positioned to navigate financial hurdles, and in doing so, generate large-scale economic growth nationally. When feeding prog...
In 2017, the Food Security Information Network reported that over 120 million persons from 51 countries researched faced acute levels of hunger and other food insecurities. While America may not appear to have the kind of hunger that is pervasive in other countries, that’s not to say it doesn’t exist. Feeding America reports that more than 35 million people faced hunger in the United States, including more than 10 million children. A household that is food insecure has limited or uncertain access to enough food to support a healthy life. Since children and adolescents are more likely to face food insecurity than any other group in the United States, the approach to ensuring food security is important. As politics and policymakers are still grappling with food insecurities, technology may come in handy to solve this conundrum. Food insecurity is defined by the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life ...