Overview
- Daily cooked meals and take-home rations are planned for students in nearly 1,300 primary schools with USDA-backed funding.
- Save the Children and the World Food Programme will implement the initiative in coordination with Sindh’s planning, education, food and health departments.
- Food supplies will blend fortified U.S. wheat, pulses and cooking oil with locally procured fresh produce to support both diets and farmer incomes.
- Thousands of teachers, school managers and district officials will be trained in food safety, nutrition education and monitoring, alongside WASH upgrades in targeted schools.
- A joint steering committee spanning the Sindh government, WFP, Save the Children and partners will oversee rollout, with U.S. officials projecting support for roughly 250,000 children over six years.