Fighting Child Hunger Through the Senegal Meal Program

The Problem

No child deserves to go hungry, yet severe droughts and deadly floods over the past decade have devastated Senegal’s agricultural sector, leaving many families without reliable food sources. As a result, nearly one in five Senegalese children suffers from acute malnutrition.

At Moms Against Poverty, we are committed to ensuring that the children we serve never go hungry, despite the social, economic, and environmental challenges beyond our control.

According to the Food Research & Action Center, nutritious school meals are essential not only for maintaining children’s health but also for boosting student learning and combating food insecurity. That’s why our school meal program in Senegal plays a crucial role in supporting students and their families.

Our Meal Program

Many Senegalese families rely on schools to help provide meals for their children, but limited resources often make this difficult. Moms Against Poverty is working to change that by providing nutritious meals for children in Senegal through our preschool meal program.

Rather than allowing children to depend on unhealthy, low-cost junk food, our initiative ensures they receive school-approved, balanced meals. Moms Against Poverty provides funding to preschools across Senegal, offering healthy snacks and meals such as eggs, which supply essential protein and nutrients that students might otherwise lack.

The Impact of Food Assistance for Senegalese Families

Currently, our school meal program in Senegal supports approximately 1,000 students across multiple preschools, helping to reduce food insecurity and ease the financial burden for hundreds of families.

With your support, we can expand our efforts, provide nutritious meals to even more children, and continue making a difference in the fight against child hunger.

To help support these efforts, please donate today.