National School Meals and Nutrition Strategy. Country/Territory Kenya Document type Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword School feeding Public health Nutrition Education Agricultural commodities Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa Entry into force notes 2017 - 2022. Abstract This National School Meals and Nutrition Strategy is a nationwide sectoral document aiming at providing a framework to ensure that all children in pre-primary and primary schools receive at least one nutritious meal per school day so that School children are well-nourished and healthy to be able to learn, as for the Vision of the Strategy. A three-pillar approach is recommended for school meals in Kenya (1) regular provision of meals every school day throughout the school year; (2) acknowledgement of nutrition and nutrition education as core components of school meals; and (3) linking smallholder farmers with the demand for school meals by procuring directly from these suppliers where possible. To achieve the overall goal of the Strategy - which is in line with the Kenyan Constitution (2010), which expressly recognizes access to food as a human right, and Vision 2030, which aims to transform Kenya into a newly industrialized middle-income country - the document highlights six strategic objectives, as follows (i) develop a sustainable national school meals and nutrition program; (ii) increase awareness and intake of adequate, locally available and nutritious foods among school children and their communities; (iii) improve the enrollment, attendance, retention, completion and learning outcomes of school children with equity; (iv) promote local and inclusive development; (v) promote partnerships and multi-sectoral coordination for complementary support and effective implementation of a school meals and nutrition program; and (vi) strengthen governance and accountability. Full text English Website docs.wfp.org