Between June 4–6, 2025, the SchoolFood4Change team gathered in Lyon, France—renowned as the World Capital of Gastronomy—for the project’s 4th General Assembly. Together with invited guests, more than 100 delegates took part in the three-day event, including local policymakers, nutrition…
Dobroměřice Kindergarten is the first school to receive the gold certificate from the SchoolFood4Change initiative Whole School Food Approach (WSFA), recognizing its commitment to healthy and sustainable eating habits. The WSFA concept has enhanced menu quality and diversity, deepened children’s…
The 2024 Global Survey of School Meal Programs, conducted by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF), provides a comprehensive overview of school meal initiatives worldwide. With 142 countries participating in the survey and detailed data on 207 large-scale programs, the…
The Schoolfood4Change project with their partners has demonstrated that with the right support and collaboration, schools and cities can make substantial progress in creating healthier, more sustainable food systems. Schools and cities implementing the Whole School Food Approach, have made…
The provision of school meals and food education is a cross-cutting issue. When implemented properly, school meal programmes counteract today’s obesity trends (one in three children in Europe is overweight or obese), support sustainable agriculture, promote public health with effects…
On this year’s International School Meals Day, the SchoolFood4Change partners ICLEI Europe and IFOAM Organics Europe facilitated an intergenerational dialogue at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, bringing young voices to the forefront of European food policy discussions. The delegation, consisting…
In the serene countryside of Strycksele, Vindeln municipality, Philipp Stawarz and Julia Dahrendorf have brought their dream of subsistence farming to life. Originally from Germany, Philipp always envisioned becoming a farmer, and together with Julia, he found the perfect location…
SchoolFood4Change EU Award at BIOFACH Forum, Nuremberg, Germany. SchoolFood4Change was thrilled to participate in the BIOFACH forum from February 11-14, 2025. This event, known as the World Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, brought together the international organic community. Concurrently,…
SchoolFood4Change aims at engaging schools as catalysts for a transformation towards a sustainable food system. This change would not be possible without all school food actors collaborating together: students, caregivers and teachers, farmers, chefs and canteen staff, sustainable food procurement…
Fugnerova Louny Kindergarten joined SchoolFood4Change to be able to collaborate with, and learn from, others across Europe. Their efforts have now earned them silver certification in SF4C, recognizing their commitment to sustainability and healthy eating. We have had the opportunity…