THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD

Published purpose

This project seeks to improve children’s nutrition, particularly for girls in schools in seven northern regions of Burkina Faso (Boucle du Mouhoun, Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Est, Nord, Plateau Central, and Sahel). The project aims to provide breakfast and lunch to children, including displaced children, through a triple nexus approach in 450 schools annually. The approach brings together food security, education, and economic growth. It also seeks to recognize the multifaceted barriers communities face, particularly for women and girls affected by insecurity. Project activities include: (1) providing financial and technical support to local producers, focusing on women. This is to increase local production capacities and individual skills; (2) providing training on climate-smart agricultural methods that promote better water and forest resources usage; (3) providing some communities with meals from the supported producers through an innovative approach ; (4) supporting local producers and creating linkages between them and school canteens to strengthen local supply chains and food security; and (5) providing equipment and training to school employees to improve the performance and sustainability of these canteens.