In April 2025, Edesia, a U.S.-based non-profit that produces ready-to-use foods, partnered with Counterpart International to donate nearly half a million units of Nutri’School snacks to schoolchildren in Mozambique. Nutri’School is a supplement developed to be a source of energy, protein, and essential vitamins and minerals that are often lacking in the diet of school-aged children.

After months of coordination, 50,000 pounds of the nutritious snack arrived in Mozambique at the end of August 2025. The shipment was then distributed to 44 schools, reaching 8,967 children with 479,856 Nutri’School snacks to supplement meals provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program, which Counterpart implements in partnership with the Government of Mozambique. Thanks to the hard work of our teams in the U.S. and Maputo, the Government of Mozambique approved a tax exemption, ensuring that every dollar’s worth of support reached the children.

Early reports from drivers and school staff show the difference this partnership is making. After meal distribution ended under the McGovern Dole program earlier this year, Children were thrilled to receive the snacks and excited to see project vehicles return to their schools. In one community, teachers said attendance had been dropping by as much as 20%, until the Nutri’School snacks arrived, providing essential nutrition and renewed motivation for families to send their children back to class. 

These snacks will be provided to students until the end of the 2025 school year, in early December, and at extracurricular activities during the school break.

We are deeply grateful to Edesia and all our partners who made this effort possible. Together, we’re demonstrating the power of American partnership and innovation, helping children thrive and supporting education in Mozambique.