In response to the issue of hunger faced by children in poverty-stricken areas in some developing countries, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation launched the Smiling Children Program in 2015, benefitting 66,361 students by 2020. By either provision of school meals or food distribution, the project aims to facilitate the well-being and development of children in hunger and contribute to beneficiary countries’ fulfillment of SDG2 Zero Hunger. The Program also conveys the spirit of friendship of Chinese people and promote people-to-people connectivity. In 2020, the Smiling Children Program has been implemented in six countries, including Ethiopia, Nepal, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Pakistan.

Food Distribution Ceremony in Nepal