School feeding programs are targeted social safety nets that provide both educational and health benefits to the most vulnerable children, thereby increasing enrollment rates, reducing absenteeism, and improving food security at the household level. In response to increasing food and fuel prices in 2008, funds from the World Bank’s Global Food Crisis Response Program and the subsequent pilot Crisis Response Window provided rapid assistance by supporting...
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Scaling up school feeding : keeping children in school while improving their learning and health : Ampliar el programa de alimentación escolar : mantener a los niños en la escuela y mejorar suaprendizaje y salud (Spanish). Results profile Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/930871468190756201