Giving children food while they are in school has long been a key strategy for aid organizations like WFP, which see it as an investment in the future of a child and of a country. As global experts meet in Brazil to discuss ways to improve this type of programme, we highlight three people who have already felt the benefits in their own lives.

Originally posted from The Power Of School Meals: 3 Lives That Prove It

There are three "Keys To Solving Hunger" — what are they? The first key we unveiled last month was ‘Nutrition’. What’s the second key? We’ll be unveiling a new "key" through a short film each month until June 2013 – and we want you to discover them with us! And, to make the discovery more fun, this time we’re giving away two special WFP Tote Bags. So get your pencil and paper at the ready and click play!

Originally posted from WFP Asia “Keys To Solving Hunger” Films Trivia Contest 2!

Ali Mohamed Ghaleb’s five daughters give him a special interest in supporting the innovative Food For Girls’ Education Programme that WFP has been operating in Yemen since 2007. The 44-year-old retired military officer says it helps him keep them in school.

Originally posted from Food Gets Girls In School In Yemen

In Afghanistan, far more boys go to school than girls. WFP is trying to change that by providing food incentives for female students.

Originally posted from Vegetable Oil Gets Girls To Go To School In Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, far more boys go to school than girls. WFP is trying to change that by providing food incentives for female students.

Originally posted from Vegetable Oil Gets Girls To Go To School In Afghanistan

Amid roaring winds and dark clouds on the horizon as Cyclone Mahasen rolls in, WFP staff in Bangladesh and Myanmar stand ready to respond where necessary.

Originally posted from WFP Ready To Assist As Cyclone Mahasen Hits Bangladesh And Myanmar

Toqa’s collection of woolly hats is one of few things she took with her when her family fled their home in Syria. It’s one of few reminders of the home she left behind before coming to Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Determined to become a doctor, she’s at the top of her class at school where WFP provides nutritious snacks to children like her.

Originally posted from Life As A 10-Year-Old Refugee From Syria

For Syrian mothers like Um Abdou, life has a refugee has been a battle to keep her family from going hungry. She didn’t hesitate to sell all her jewelry for food, but it wasn’t long before she had no more to sell. Today, food vouchers provided by WFP are putting food on the table for her and around 300,000 other refugees in Lebanon as they wait for the conflict to end.

Originally posted from How A Mother From Syria Kept Her Family Fed

The three Rome-based UN agencies – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and WFP – were made honorary citizens of Rome during a ceremony to commemorate the 2,766th anniversary of the "eternal city’s" founding.

Originally posted from Rome-Based UN Agencies Are Honorary Citizens Of Rome

DUBLIN–The "Hunger – Nutrition – Climate Justice" conference in Dublin, Ireland has seen two days of stimulating debate and discussion between high-level policy makers and grassroots groups about the challenge of maintaining food security for vulnerable communities facing climate change that is dramatically affecting their lives.

Originally posted from Tweets Highlight Dublin Conference On Climate Justice