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Namibia School Feeding Programme (NSFP)
Programme
Namibia School Feeding Programme (NSFP)
Country
Namibia
Geographic area
Sub-Saharan Africa
Previous programme name (if any)
Start date Fully owned by the government since 1996. 1
Programme objectives
To increase school attendance and retention rates
as well as provide assistance to food-insecure students. 1
Programme type
Conditional in-kind transfer
Programme components
Conditionalities (if any)
To be eligible, children must attend school.
Targeting methods Geographical and categorical targeting. 2
Target areas 14 regions in Namibia 1
Target groups
Children
Eligibility criteria
Children must be enrolled in pre-primary
and primary schools in the selected regions.
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Food
Amount of benefits
A daily mid-morning meal consisting of fortified
maize meal is provided under the NSFP. 1
Payment/delivery frequency
Daily
Benefit delivery mechanism
Meals are provided in schools.
Benefit recipients
Students
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage 320,000 beneficiaries 1
Programme expenditure The programme’s annual budget is USD8 million. 2
Institutions and agencies involved The Directorate of Programmes and Quality
Assurance (PQA), under the Ministry of Education. 1
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
The programme is launching a web-based monitoring
and evaluation (M&E) system, supported by an M&E plan. 1
See the references on page 185: Namibia School Feeding Programme (NSFP)
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