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1. Some countries are distributing cash or vouchers instead of food baskets to provide relief for families w/ children who are not receiving school meals due to closures. This is more common when an on-going cash transfer programme already exists. 📷 Marcelo Camargo/AgênciaBrasil 
2. In #Brazil, this approach was adopted in the states of SP (bit.ly/3c7nooM), GO (bit.ly/2y2j0sz) and the Federal District (bit.ly/2Vlf6Tj). Local governments top up Bolsa Família benefits w/ their own resources to compensate for missing school meals.
3. European countries have also taken measures to support their students. In the #UK, schools can provide every eligible child with a £15 weekly voucher to spend at supermarkets while schools are closed: bit.ly/2XpsN6n.
