McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program

E1002924

The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program is a U.S. government initiative that supports school feeding and nutrition projects in low-income countries to improve child health, education, and food security.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government program
food assistance program
school feeding program
administeredBy USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
linked to: USDA FAS

United States Department of Agriculture
aimsTo improve child nutrition
improve food security for children in low-income countries
improve literacy
increase school attendance
increase school enrollment
reduce hunger among school-age children
cooperatesWith host country governments
multilateral organizations
non-governmental organizations
countryOfOrigin United States
focusesOn girls' education
vulnerable and marginalized children
fundedBy U.S. federal government
hasAbbreviation IFED
McGovern-Dole Program
implementsPolicyArea basic education
child nutrition
food security
inception 2002
legalBasis Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
namedAfter Bob Dole
George McGovern
partOf U.S. international food assistance portfolio
predecessor Global Food for Education Initiative
provides U.S. agricultural commodities
financial assistance
technical assistance
relatedTo Food for Peace Title II program
U.S. international development policy
sector humanitarian assistance
international development
sponsor United States Congress
supports improvements in school infrastructure
local capacity building for school feeding
nutrition education
school meals
take-home rations
teacher training
targetPopulation pre-school children
school-age children
targetRegion food-insecure countries
low-income countries

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Foreign Agricultural Service administers McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
Food for Progress relatedTo McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
Title III – Trade governs McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
United States foreign assistance architecture includesProgram McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
Foreign Agricultural Service overseesProgram McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
subject linked to: FAS
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program hasAbbreviation McGovern-Dole Program
linked to: McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program