As part of the implementation of the Regional Agenda for Strengthening Nutrition in Sectoral Policies, Strategies and Programmes in West Africa, the ECOWAS Commission's Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development, with technical support from the World Food Programme (WFP), organised a regional capacity-building workshop for national stakeholders on mainstreaming nutrition into the implementation of school feeding programmes in West Africa. The workshop took place from the 30th of September to the 3rd of October 2025 in Dakar, Republic of Senegal.

Sixteen (16) leader of school feeding projects funded by ECOWAS under the Project to Promote an Integrated School Feeding Model in West Africa (PMAI-AO) took part in the training, along with experts in charge of national school feeding programme operations implemented by the sectoral ministries of Member States and technical partner organisations (WFP, CRS, ACF).

This initiative illustrates ECOWAS' vision for a West Africa where every child has access to nutritious, safe and sustainable school meals, ensuring a healthier and more prosperous future for the region.