Sustainable Financing Initiative With Rockefeller Foundation Support Identifies Innovative ...


Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation

Sustainable Financing Initiative for School Health and Nutrition (SFI), an initiative of the School Meals Coalition, released recommendations for innovatively financing the expansion of national school meals programs.

Report highlights practical actions leaders can take today to bridge the financing gap needed to put nutritious, healthy meals on every child's plate.

Climate finance flows have increased dramatically over the past five years; however, while school feeding programs offer significant opportunities for carbon mitigation and adaptation, they have been bypassed by climate finance.

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