School feeding, food system reform, and the Sustainable Development Goals

School feeding, food system reform, and the Sustainable Development Goals

When

18 Nov 2024    
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Event Type

Webinar

18 November, 14:00-15:30 GMT

National school feeding programs emerged as a 20th Century response to social injustice. Could they play a catalytic role in tackling our 21st Century challenges of mass poverty, hunger, educational disadvantage, and an ecological crisis that threatens climate catastrophe and how can they be financed?

Speakers:

  • Ana Toni, National Secretary for Climate Change, Brazil
  • Henry Musa Kpaka, Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, Sierra Leone
  • Purnima Menon, Senior Director for Food and Nutrition, IFPRI
  • Elisabetta Aurino, Associate Professor of Development Economics, University of Barcelona
  • Aki Nishio, Vice President of Development Finance, World Bank
  • Liesbet Steer, Senior Advisor, Sustainable Financing Initiative (SFI) for School Health & Nutrition; Board Chair, ODI Global, Washington
  • Kevin Watkins, ODI Global and Research Lead, Sustainable Financing Initiative (SFI) for School Health & Nutrition
  • Roman Krznaric, Social Philosopher, author of ‘History for Tomorrow: Inspiration from the Past for the Future of Humanity’

Join the Learning Generation Initiative and others for an engaging webinar.

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