Form to Request Access to the GCNF Global Survey of School Meal Programs © Database

The Global Survey of School Meal Programs is administered by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF). The purpose is to strengthen the work of the global school meal network with a comprehensive description of all the core aspects of large-scale school meal programs around the world.The survey asks a standard set of questions to form the baseline database on the state of school feeding programs in all countries of the world, including those with no school feeding activities. 

First launched in 2019 with participation from 105 countries, the Global Survey of School Meal Programs was conducted for a second time in 2021 with data from 139 countries; together with the first survey round, this forms a comprehensive global database with results from 155 countries, filling a critical data gap for this major social safety net program. The data have been rapidly incorporated into major global reports such as GCNF’s School Meals Around the World, World Food Programme’s State of School Feeding Worldwide, UNESCO’s Ready to Learn and Thrive report, and is a key part of the monitoring mechanism for the School Meals Coalition.

This database is the product of information provided by government officials or their designees in response to the Global Survey of School Meal Programs © conducted by GCNF in 2021 and 2019, supplemented in limited ways with publicly available data, primarily from the United Nations and the World Bank. The data are provided in good faith and for general information purposes only. GCNF makes no guarantee as to the completeness or accuracy of the information.

Required Citation: Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF). 2024. Global Survey of School Meal Programs Database. Accessible at https://gcnf.org/global-reports/

GCNF is a non-political, non-profit entity. Funding for the survey is provided, in part, by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The information collected here will help us support our users and ensure the effective maintenance and advocacy of the Global Survey of School Meal Programs Database. Please provide the following basic information about yourself, your organization, and a brief description of your interest in accessing the database.

Upon completion of this form, the link to access the database is provided immediately on the final confirmation page.

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The GCNF Team

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Description of how the database will be used and what outputs will be created using the data:
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By submitting this form, the requestor agrees to strictly adhere to the following provisions:
  1. Purpose: Use these data only for research or teaching purposes, including the preparation of publications in an academic or policy context for analysis or interpretation of these data.
  2. Confidentiality: Take all necessary measures to maintain at all times and in the most complete manner the individual confidentiality of the respondents and of their answers.
  3. Acknowledgement of Source: Acknowledge in writing the original data source in all works, (including papers, presentations, slides, etc.) based in whole or in part on these data. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Agriculture requests citation as a partial funder of the survey.
    1. Example of in-text citation: This study draws on the Global Survey of School Meal Programs Database, which was collected by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation and funded in part by the United States Department of Agriculture.
    2. Example of reference: Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF). 2024. Global Survey of School Meal Programs Database. Accessible at https://gcnf.org/global-reports/
  4. Collaboration: GCNF invites collaboration on report, publications utilizing the 2019 or 2021 Global Survey of School Meal Programs databases. Co-authorship or a review may be requested, depending on the amount of data used for the publication.
  5. Deposit of Publications: Deposit with the Global Child Nutrition Foundation a copy of any work that has been published in whole or in part on the basis of these data within 30 days of publication.
  6. Third Party Access: Limit access to the data to persons directly supervised by the requestor and only after obtaining their prior agreement that they: (i) will use the data only in connection with the requestor's stated purposes, and (ii) will not provide access to the data to others.
  7. Third Party Use: Maintain a list of all persons granted access to the data and provide a copy of this record to the Global Child Nutrition Foundation.
  8. Errors: Notify the Global Child Nutrition Foundation of any errors discovered in the data or accompanying documentation.
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