THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD

Published purpose

With GAC’s support, the World Food Programme (WFP), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) are working jointly in emergency contexts in Chad and Niger, using WFP’s new school feeding platform to better meet the different needs of children and adolescent girls, specifically barriers to education. A gender-responsive approach is taken to ensure girls and adolescent girls in particular are enrolled in and stay in school. All children are provided with nutritious, fortified school meals, integrated school health packages, including education services about nutrition and health as well as about sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence (GBV). In addition, adolescent girls receive additional targeted support to address their specific needs and barriers including the provision of micronutrients, conditional cash incentives, services and support related to sexual and reproductive health rights, and tailored support in school, including mentoring and coaching.