Thinkuknow. WFP. Using international standards and guidance, WFP’s nutrition experts advise on appropriate food baskets for people facing hunger and the risk of malnutrition.
Of course, diets are different all over the world and food assistance has to be matched with what the local population is used to cooking and eating. Learn more Early years crucial Some of our programmes have a very specific nutritional objective, and try to address a specific deficiency or improve the nutritional intake of a specific group of people. Research confirms that good nutrition in the early years of life is crucial for human growth and mental development. Nutrition in all operations But nutrition considerations cut across all WFP operations and programmes. Malnutrition affects millions of people around the world. Renewed Efforts Against Child Hunger. How the Other Half Live - Series 1 - Episode 1 - How the Other Half Live. Episode 3 More than half of all children in inner London live in poverty.
Eleven-year-old Sam shares a small council flat in North London with his big sister Harley, half-brother Teddy, and mother Toni, and stepfather Jimmy. Jimmy used to earn £800 a week as a scaffolder, but had a 30-foot fall, and now gets up at 3.30am to deliver fish, earning £260 a week. The family are struggling with debts and the council has threatened to evict them because of rent arrears. With nowhere for the children to play safely outside, the family long for a garden. Meanwhile, Rosie, who is also 11, and her eight-year-old sister Maisie have 16 acres in which to play. Their father Peter is a self-made multi-millionaire. Now Peter and his wife Julie want to help Sam and his family, as well as ensuring Rosie and Maisie understand the value of what they have. How the Other Half Live - Series 2 - Episode 4 - How the Other Half Live: One Year On. This episode catches up with two families from the first series and the extraordinary story that unfolded following the original broadcast.
Since ten-year-old Yolanda Gumpo and her family took part in the programme, a life-changing chain of events followed. The family was struggling to make ends meet, surviving solely on benefits and with large debts. They decided to accept financial support from a wealthy family, The Brotherstons, whose daughter Grace is around the same age as Yolanda. Before meeting the Gumpos, Grace had little understanding of poverty in the UK. The families began writing to each other to find more about each other's lives. The Gumpos were able to clear their debts and improve their living conditions, and Sharon was able to pursue her dream of going to college to study. But nobody could have predicted what happened next. They did, and are now weekly boarders at the prestigious boarding school. United Nations World Food Programme. A daily school meal provides a strong incentive to send children to school and keep them there and allows the children to focus on their studies, rather than their stomachs.Providing school meals has many and varied benefits.
The fact that almost all countries in the world - both affluent and developing - provide school meals is proof of this. In many countries, where hunger and poverty is greatest, WFP steps in to provide meals to around 22 million children in 60 countries, often in the hardest-to-reach areas. WFP has been operating school programmes for more than 50 years and is the world’s largest provider of school meals. Drawing from this experience , WFP also supports national governments in developing their own quality, sustainable school feeding programmes. The State of School Feeding Worldwide report is available for download here. What school meals? Why school meals? Education: school feeding increases enrolment and attendance and can help children learn more effectively.
Millennium Development Goals. Oxfam's Cool Planet - for children. Oxfam Education: Resources index.