By 2008, it has incorporated 170 districts and by 2011 it had covered 7,590 children in targeted schools. The wfpassisted programme started with 220,000 pupils at the pre school and primary school level. School meals program implemented at scale in ghana. Ghana school feeding programme gsfp initiative and the. School feeding program sfp is a targeted safety net program designed to provide educational and health benefits to vulnerable children. In other countries, school meals and school feeding have provided. School feeding programs are complex school feeding looks simple but is a complex intervention requiring tradeoffs during the design of programs objectives, targets and modalities for feeding, as well as costs. A landmark publication developed by wfp and the editorial team of disease control priorities, and published by the world bank gives compelling evidence of the multiple benefits of investing in. The challenges and prospects of the school feeding. Assessment of the school feeding programme in ghana.
In the broadest sense, homegrown school feeding hgsf is a school feeding programme that provides food produced and purchased within a country to the extent possible. A case study of nyoglo of the savelugunantong municipality, ghana article pdf available. Many different organisations fund school feeding programmes, among them the world food programme wfp and the world bank. Partial or countrywide closures of schools have been reported in almost all countries where the world food programme wfp implements school feeding programmes.
Common perceptions about school feeding programs they improve school attendance, but are expensive programs the schooling benefits could be achieved more cheaply with other p g programs what are the impacts of school feedin. This study therefore seeks to assess the ghana school feeding programme on school enrolment in the tamale metropolis of northern ghana. The supply chain for ghana s thirdparty operating model for school feeding 63 8. This study proposes a conceptual framework that links school feeding programme to pupil. That is why our foundation has the plan to start a school feeding programme. The contribution of the ghana schools feeding programme to. The target population were head teachers in roret division, bureti district. The ghana school feeding programme gsfp in collaboration with development partners world food programme wfp, netherlands development organisation, snv, partnership for child development pcd and alliance for a green revolution in africa agra recently held a twoday intensive home grown school feeding national learning event in accra. As a policy measure, the government of ghana piloted the school feeding program in the year 2005 to provide food to basic school children with the specific goal of reducing hunger, malnutrition, increasing enrollment and boosting domestic food productions among deprived communities in ghana.
The ghana school feeding programme gsfp which had since its inception, been located under the ministry of local government and rural development. Unicefsupported school launches feeding programme in. School feeding programme to be expanded news ghana. It doesnt have to be a big meal with lots of varieties every day. Pdf effect of the national school feeding programme on pupils. While school meals are provided by the governments of most high and middleincome countries around the globe, the children who may benefit most from school feeding programs are in lowincome countries that do not have governmentprovided school meals. The target population for the study was sixtyeight 68 participating schools in the ga south municipality of the greater accra region and other stakeholders of the programme. Problem statement school feeding programme is increasingly being viewed as a potential safety net and as a social support measure that helps keep children in school. The gsfp is an initiative under the comprehensive africa agricultural development pillar 3 seeks to enhance food security and. In ghana the catholic relief service crs is one such organisation involved with school feeding. The president of nigeria, chief olusegun obasanjo, kicked off the homegrown school feeding and health programme, at science primary school kuje, near abuja.
Pdf this report on school feeding is the result of collaboration between the haas school of business, uc berkeley and the ghana institute of. In mali, school feeding programs have put schools at the heart of local development by promoting locallyowned meal programs. It began in 1979 with a government led school milk program. Disadvantages of school feeding programme in nigeria. Alleviates the health and developmental consequences of childhood malnutrition. This paper considers whether the infrastructure and associated resources.
The purpose of the study was to examine how the ghana school feeding programme gsfp has impacted on enrolment, attendance and retention of children in some beneficiary basic schools in ga south municipality. The challenges and prospects of the school feeding programme in northern ghana mohammed sulemana, ibrahim ngah, and m. International journal of research in social sciences, vol 4, no. Deworming can benefit childrens learning 3 and substantially increase primary school attendance and significantly increase a childs ability to learn in school 4. The impact of school feeding programmes world food programme. Programme gsfp was therefore launched in 2005 under nepad home grown sfp concept. A feeding program in such schools does more than alleviate absenteeism and the effects of malnutrition. The study is aimed at examining the effects of sfp on dietary diversity, nutritional status and class attendance of school. The gsfp is a multisectoral programme that has objectives in education, agric, health and nutrition, and importantly poverty. Ghana school feeding program gsfp which was introduced in 2005 to provide. Countries implement different school feeding program models and different models can coexist in the same country.
Benefits of feeding programs being introduced to ecd centres and primary schools. To achieve food security by providing public primary school students with one hot meal per day, usually procured from local farmers ghana school feeding programme. There are so many other advantages of the school feeding system but let us take a look at some of the disadvantages. This pilot phase was initiated in 10 selected schools across the 10 regions in ghana.
We want to give every child at that school a lunch, every school day, throughout the year. School feeding in general terms represent a more varied and comprehensive set of uses of food for the achievement of educational outcomes 24. School enrolment, school feeding and corruption punch. As years went by, the school feeding program chalked. Project proposal school feeding programme kaumuzya basic. The ghana school feeding programme gsfp commenced in 2005 with the intermediate objective of reducing hunger and malnutrition. The ghana school feeding programme sfp was introduced in 2005 to improve. These programs are also advocated as important interventions for improving the human capital of school aged children. In ghana, the government uses a digital school meals planner to develop nutritionally balanced school meals using local ingredients. Tracking implementation of the ghana school feeding program. One of these disadvantages is the fact that very few schools have a healthy approach to their feeding system.
School feeding as it is practised in ghana refers to the provision of hot meals at school during the school day. Ghana school feeding program gsfp was introduced as a pilot project in september, 2005. A study of primary schools in the aburaasebukwamankese district in the central region of ghana. The impact of the ghana school feeding programme on. Previous forms of social protection in ghana at ghana s independence in 1957 the government provided free health care services to its population which was solely financed from tax revenues. In 2016, the school feeding programme would be expanded to cover 3,000,000 pupils nationwide and to facilitate transparency and accountability in the. Social protection in ghana friedrich ebert foundation. However, limited evidence exists regarding the effect of the intervention on the nutritional status and school attendance of children. The ghana school feeding programme gsfp was initiated in 2005 as a social protection intervention in the context of the comprehensive african agricultural development programme caadp pillar iii and in response to the first and second millennium development goals mdgs. The programme was meant to encourage more out of school pupils to enrol in school, promote hygiene and reduce pressure on parents who could not provide their children adequate feeding.
The policy provides broad guidelines, strategies and institutional framework for the operationalisation of government policy towards reducing poverty through improved household income and effective local economic. Pre school feeding schemes in primary schools in south africa and ghana have been a qualified success. In march 2007 ghana introduced a national social protection strategy, which included the ghana school feeding program gsfp. Ghana government launches national school feeding policy. One of the motivations for establishing school feeding programs is to provide targeted families and their children, including girls, an incentive to attend school jomaa 2011. However, it has not been sustainable because the government of ghana gog refocussed on the financial support of other sectors of the economy. Abuja, 27 september 2005 as the new school year starts in nigeria, the ministry of education chose a unicefsupported school to launch a major national programme, aimed at providing one meal per day to all pupils during schools days. The programme is part of ghana s efforts towards the attainment of theunited nations millennium. The gsfp aimed to provide children in public primary schools and kindergartens in the poorest areas with one hot, nutritious meal per day, using locally grown foodstuffs.
Checklist to design and implement new school feeding programs. This study seeks to assess the role of the ghana school feeding programme in girls enrolment, attendance and retention in some basic schools in the wa. Pdf effect of the national school feeding programme on. Because of the covid19 pandemic, millions of schoolchildren are now missing out on the school meals on which they depend. The last ten years have seen a growing global consensus that school feeding programmes generate a lasting impact that can shape the future of a nation. An estimated 80 per cent of the worlds 165 million stunted children live in just 14 countries. A conclusion of these analyses is that the currently available tools to design school feeding need to be updated in light of new findings and knowledge on the topic. Pdf assessment of the school feeding programme in ghana. School feeding in lowincome countries often starts through funding by international. School feeding program has resulted in improved dietary. Doc the impact of school feeding programme mark akoto. Pdf the ghana school feeding programmegsfp is one of the social intervention programmes introduced to improve the educational. Effect of the national school feeding programme on pupils enrolment, attendance and retention. However, in recent years, the idea of using school feeding programs as a vehicle for agricultural development has also gained momentum.
To achieve food security by providing public primary school students with one hot meal per day, usually procured from local farmers ghana school feeding programme skip to main content. First rigorous evaluation of school feeding in ghana theorybased impact evaluation designed around scaleup of gsfp in order to expand the linkages between the programme and local agriculture in high food insecurity areas 116 schools across all regions of ghana randomisation 58 school feeding schools 29 sf standard gsfp model. The shift in thinking about school feeding and wfps policy evolution 5 wfps strategic direction in school feeding 7 the policy framework school feeding s multiple benefits the five objectives of wfps work in school feeding 17 defining the objectives in practice tradeoffs and key decisions 21. Deworming is an exceptionally low cost intervention operational research in ghana and tanzania has. Government has launched the ghana school feeding policy as part of measures to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger and achieve universal primary education. Pdf the challenges and prospects of the school feeding. School feeding programmes in kenya kenya has over 30 years history of primary school feeding programme.
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