Addis Ababa: School Feeding in Women’s Hands The Power of the Public Plate

In this episode we explore the exemplary food public procurement system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the help of advisor to the city mayor on nutrition and board member of the school feeding agency Meti Tamrat.

This episode gives the listeners a good insight into a multi-sectoral approach to procurement, with a focus on local employment of women, more specifically of the mothers of school children. As a matter of fact, the programme works with a catering system based on training the mothers on nutritional value, health and sustainability of different foods, and letting them cook.

The successful implementation of this programme was able to contribute to the sustainable development goals of zero hunger, quality of education, gender equality, good health and wellbeing, despite the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic presented.



Hosts: Josefine Hintz, Peter Defranceschi

Guests: Meti Tamrat

Editor: Gabriella Waibel



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