List Of Countries That Give Free Lunch Similar To The Prabowo-Gibran Paslon Program

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YOGYAKARTA The free lunch program promoted by presidential and vice presidential candidate Prabowo-Gibran has been implemented by several countries, including Europe. The free lunch target is given to the community, especially to school children. This article will provide a list of countries that give free lunches to their people.

Currently, there are several countries that provide free lunch facilities to their citizens. Even on the list there are several big countries such as the United States. The following is a list of countries with the latest free lunches.

1. United States

The United States government had given free lunch to its citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was given especially to school students according to their nutritional needs. For now, even though the pandemic has ended, several states have continued the program, such as New York City, Vermont, Nevada, Colorado, California, and Maine.

2. Sweden

The Swedish government also has a free lunch program specifically for school students aged 7-16 years to 16-19 years. The results were quite surprising, participants who received this program were able to achieve higher education achievements and have better health conditions.

3. India

Who would have thought, one of the countries with the largest population in the world has run a free lunch program even since 1995. The program is intended for children aged 6 to 14 years, which amounts to approximately 125 million children.

In the program, the state provides children with warm food, combats hunger, and increases the number of registrations and attendance of children in schools. The program has succeeded in improving nutritional health and the results of education in schools.

4. Brazil

Brazil also runs a free lunch program targeting children from low-income families. In 2009, the program succeeded in targeting approximately 40 million children. As a result, the program is able to reduce the level of obesity, improve children's nutrition and education.

5. Sweden

Quoted from the Bigissue website, the Swedish Government provides free warm food specifically for students aged 16 to 19 years. In a day they provide 1.3 million servings of food. As a result, students are healthier and better at increasing their income as adults. According to Lund University research in Sweden published in The Review of Economic Studies, the amount of income received proved to increase by 3 percent.

6. Finland

The government first launched a free meal program in 1943 during World War II in Finland. The scheme is still running for eight decades later with a menu that continues to be improved. The program is specifically for children aged six to 16 years.

7. Rwanda, Africa

Rwanda also provides free food in schools for children with elementary to secondary school education levels. The program is launched to raise awareness of the importance of children getting nutritious food.

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