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How school meals promote class attendance

Education is one of the most sustainable forms of development cooperation, but not every child has the opportunity to attend school. Families are often unable to provide their children with school materials or to do without an important worker, as children are involved in daily work in many families. In order to increase the number of children attending classes and to break the cycle of hunger, poverty and malnutrition, school meals are an important aid - especially in structurally weak countries.

Where we help

The number of countries in which children do not have regular access to school is overwhelming. To take a first step and provide help, we support our project partners in their work in Afghanistan and Malawi.

Why Afghanistan

Since the Taliban seized power, the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has worsened. Due to the economic situation and extreme weather conditions, 22.8 million people, more than half the population, do not have enough to eat and the country is on the verge of economic collapse. Women and children are particularly hard hit.

Why Malawi

The small country, located in southeastern Africa, has a population of over 20 million, a large proportion of whom live in poverty and hunger.

Neither Malawi's economy nor its education and health systems are designed to cope with the already high and ever-increasing population density. At present, 18% of the population is considered undernourished. This has serious consequences for young children, as their growth is often delayed due to chronic malnutrition.

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What we want to achieve in 2023

We want to make a difference together and help as many people as possible. That is why we set ourselves clear and ambitious goals with our local partner organizations right from the start. This of course also applies in Afghanistan and Malawi.

How we work

We have teamed up with those who are experts in helping around the world: verified national and international aid organizations. We trust them because we can see exactly how they use the money. This way we can be sure that our help reaches the right people.

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Malawi

School meals in Afghanistan

Our selected partner in the fight for better educational opportunities in this project is the UN World Food Programme (WFP) .

Together with WFP, we provide school meals to children in Afghanistan to support their learning.

UN World Food Programme (WFP)

WFP is the largest humanitarian organization in the world and also one of the most recognized. It is able to provide quick and effective help anywhere in the world. To distribute food aid and relief supplies, approximately the following number of vehicles are on the road every day:

5,600 trucks
30 cargo ships
100 aircraft

about the project

In Afghanistan, WFP runs a comprehensive school meal program. The teams work with bakeries to prepare nutritious meals using local ingredients. This not only provides food for schoolchildren, but also supports local agricultural production.

Achieving something together

In 2022 alone, WFP was able to reach over 500,000 primary school children through its projects.

Join us and make a valuable contribution now so that together we can support the work of the WFP and reach many more children.

Education and school meals for families

Our selected partner in this project is Welthungerhilfe .

With this cooperation, we support Welthungerhilfe in imparting valuable knowledge about a balanced diet to school children and providing them with a nutritious meal every day.

World Hunger Aid

Welthungerhilfe has been active in Malawi since 2013 and primarily supports the population in rural areas. To this end, it works with reliable partners at several locations in the country.

about the project

Through the joint program with Welthungerhilfe, our contribution supports the distribution of nutritious meals. Welthungerhilfe is also involved and is enabling the construction of new kitchens at two primary schools and developing nutrition programs for children.

Achieving something together

Your support helps Welthungerhilfe to provide children in Malawi with school meals and to sustainably improve the situation there by expanding the infrastructure.